Game #51
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 November 1888
Lost
2nd (-)
WWDDL
Football League
Blackburn Rovers
Attendance: 9,500
Leamington Road
Blackburn Rovers
5-1
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 40' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Dennis Hodgetts laid on the equalising goal for Tommy Green but Rovers' second half performance steam-rollered Villa to their second defeat of the season, Saturday, 17 November 1888
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 November 1888
22’ Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers)
40’ Goal, 1-1, Tommy Green, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
HT Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-2, (Blackburn Rovers)
+2’ Goal, 1-3, (Blackburn Rovers)
85’ Goal, 1-4, (Blackburn Rovers)
90’ Goal, 1-5, (Blackburn Rovers)
FT Blackburn Rovers 5-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa lose their second game in 11 matches and are still yet to keep a clean sheet this season.
Aston Villa
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1885–86
FIXTURE HISTORY
Blackburn Rovers
Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | - | - | - | - | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #11 |
League Match | #11 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 17 November 1888
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-5 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWDDL |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay led Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 6 🟥 3 | 2.16
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
ALL THE MATCHES REFEREED BY:
CARDS
Villa
Blackburn Rovers
TEAM NEWS
Harry Yates drops out with Jack Burton returning.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.40 |
Oldest Player |
F Archie Hunter | 29.17 |
Youngest Player |
D Frank Coulton | 20.81 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner |
D Gershom Cox |
D Frank Coulton |
D Harry Devey |
M Jack Burton |
F Albert Brown |
F Tommy Green |
F Albert Allen |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Archie Hunter |
F Archie Goodall |
MANAGER
Blackburn Rovers
Arthur, Southworth Ja, Forbes, Douglas, Almond, Forrest, Beresford, Walton, Brown, Fecitt, Southworth Jo.
Manager: Tom Mitchell.
Not necessarily indicative of the actual matchday formation
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
Not Recorded
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, 19 November 1888