Game #48
Aston Villa
Saturday, 27 October 1888
Won
2nd (-)
WLWWW
Football League
Accrington
Attendance: 7,000
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Aston Villa
4-3
Accrington
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Albert Brown scored a brace to rescue a win for Villa over a vibrant Accrington, Saturday, 27 October 1888
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 27 October 1888
Goal, 0-1, (Accrington)
Goal, 1-1, Tommy Green
Goal, 1-2, (Accrington)
HT Aston Villa 1-2 Accrington
Goal, 1-3, (Accrington)
Goal, 2-3, Albert Brown
Goal, 3-3, Unknown
Goal, 4-3, Albert Brown
FT Aston Villa 4-3 Accrington
ON THIS DAY
Villa win for the sixth time in eight games in the inaugural Football League.
Aston Villa
Accrington
FIXTURE HISTORY
Accrington
Previous 5 vs. Accrington: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #22 |
Saturday, 27 October 1888
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-3 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 22 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 4 🟥 2 | 2.36
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Accrington
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up having won their 5th game in 7 in the previous match.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.61 |
Oldest Player |
F Archie Hunter | 29.12 |
Youngest Player |
D Frank Coulton | 20.75 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner |
D Gershom Cox |
D Frank Coulton |
D Harry Devey |
M Harry Yates |
M Jack Burton|
F Albert Brown |
F Tommy Green |
F Albert Allen |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Archie Hunter |
MANAGER
Accrington
Horne, Stevenson, Singleton, Haworth, Tattersall, Pemberton, Lofthouse, Boner, Barbour, Kirkham, Bran.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 29 October 1888