Game #6
Aston Villa
Saturday, 19 February 1881
Lost
4th Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
FA Cup 4th Round
Attendance: 5,000
Stafford Road
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Villa are knocked out of the FA Cup on merit for the first time by Wolverhampton's premier club Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club.
Aston Villa
2-3
Stafford Road
Assist(s) | William Crossland | 1-1 |
KEY MAN
Scorer of Villa's equaliser Archie Hunter
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 19 February 1881
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Stafford Road), Gowland
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Archie Hunter, Assist by William Crossland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Stafford Road
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Eli Davis
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Stafford Road), Crump
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Stafford Road), Gowland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Stafford Road
ON THIS DAY
Utility player Bill Watts made his final appearance for Villa in the FA Cup as the club are knocked out on merit for the first time by Wolverhampton's premier club Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Stafford Road
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Stafford Road
Previous 5 vs. Stafford Road: 🟨 🟩
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 19 February 1881
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee
Referee: W. Dodsworth | 🏴 |
Kick off: 3.30pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
Career Form:
Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: W. Dodsworth | 🏴 |
Umpires: Messrs. Hughes and Haynes.
W. Dodsworth
CARDS
Villa
No Cards in Period
Stafford Road
No Cards in Period
TEAM NEWS
Bill Watts comes in for goalscoring hero of the previous round Andy Hunter (illness).
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age: | 23.79 |
Oldest Player: M Sammy Law | 🏴 | 31.15 |
Youngest Player: George Copley | 🏴 | 20.06 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Management Committee
Not Recorded
Aston Villa
Goalkeeper: George Copley | 🏴 |
Back: Harry Simmonds | 🏴 |
Back: Ted Lee | 🏴 |
Half Back: Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
Half Back: Sammy Law | 🏴 |
Inside Right: Bill Watts | 🏴 | 🔴 |
Inside Left: Eli Davis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Inside Left: Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
Centre Forward: Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Centre Forward: William Crossland | 🏴 |
Centre Forward: Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
Stafford Road
Goalkeeper: E Ray
Back: Colin Dorrance
Half Back: G Selman
Half Back: Turton
Half Back: A Nicholls
Forward: A T Ward
Forward: R Gowland ⚽ ⚽
Forward: James
Forward: Shone
Forward: J W Whitehead
Forward: Charles Crump ⚽
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
Team Cost: £0.00m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
Goalkeeper: George Copley | 🏴 |
Back: Harry Simmonds | 🏴 |
Back: Ted Lee | 🏴 |
Half Back: Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
Half Back: Sammy Law | 🏴 |
Inside Right: Bill Watts | 🏴 |
Inside Left: Eli Davis | 🏴 |
Inside Left: Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
Centre Forward: Archie Hunter | 🏴 |
Centre Forward: William Crossland | 🏴 |
Centre Forward: Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
SQUAD STATS
Team Cost: £0.00m
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
Goalkeeper: E Ray
Back: Colin Dorrance
Half Back: G Selman
Half Back: Turton
Half Back: A Nicholls
Forward: A T Ward
Forward: R Gowland
Forward: James
Forward: Shone
Forward: J W Whitehead
Forward: Charles Crump
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
None
FINAL APPEARANCES
🔴 M Bill Watts | 🏴 |
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"At Perry Barr, After a series of seventeen unbroken first team successes, the Aston Villa have at last met with defeat"
*Birmingham Daily Mail*
Monday, 21 February 1881
FOOTBALL
MATCHES PLAYED SATURDAY.
ASTON VILLA v. STAFFORD ROAD (ENGLISH CUP FOURTH ROUND).
At Perry Barr, after a series of seventeen unbroken first team successes, the Aston Villa have at last met with defeat, and that when least expected, as Stafford Road succeeded in knocking them out of above competition by 3 goals to 2.
This result will be received with great surprise everywhere, as they were highly fancied by the critics to win right out.
The weather was cheerless, but between two and three thousand assembled to witness the play.
Stafford Road kicked off at 3.30, and for some time the play was of give and take character.
The Villa, headed by their captain, and splendidly backed up by Law, however, gradually assumed the advantage, but the fine goal keeping of Ray and the splendid defence made by Dorrance and his fellow backs nullified all their efforts to score.
Ward and the rest of the visitors’ forwards gave Simmonds and Law plenty of work, and after a series of “throws” a sharp scrimmage occurred in front of the Villa posts, of which Gowland obtained the first ‘goal for Stafford Road.
Upon re-starting the Villa tried hard to score, but after repeated failures, owing to the good defence of the visitors. Crossland made a good run, and passing to Hunter at the right moment the latter made a good shot and a general rush of the Villa equalised matters.
The rest of the play up to half time was slightly in favour of the Villa, but nothing further was scored.
Soon after the change of ends Davis made a splendid run, and Ray was compelled to use his hands, but Davis sent the ball back and goal resulted.
The Villa were now playing down hill, and appeared very confident, but, nothing daunted, the Stafford Road stuck to their work, and five minutes after, a free kick landed the ball near the Villa goal, and after being bandied about from one to another, Crump smartly kicked second goal.
The Villa now put forth their best efforts, but the fine play of Ray, Dorrance, and the half backs kept them at bay, and although Law and Lee played well, they could not prevent frequent incursions into their territory by the visitors’ forwards, and Sims “mulling” the ball, Gowland got clear away and safely placed the leather between the Villa uprights for the third time.
This unexpected success somewhat discomforted the Villains, while the Wolverhampton men played up with increased energy, and although from a shot by Brown the Villa claimed a goal, which was not allowed the referee, they not only kept their own fortress intact, but several times menaced their opponents’ goal, and “time” arriving without any further score, the visitors thus won as above stated.
The Villa were playing under disadvantages certainly, Andy Hunter did not play, being unwell, while Archie Hunter had not recovered from an injury received the previous Saturday, and therefore did not render his usual service.
The visitors’ team included A T Ward, of Newport, but they had three good players absent in Mair, J. Whitehead and Ashley.
The Villa did not play in their usual form, but Vaughton, Law, Davis, and Lee played finely, and stood out greatly from the rest.
All the Stafford Road players were in good form, and played throughout the game in a most determined manner, Ray and Dorrance being especially conspicuous.
Sides : Aston Villa : Goal, G. Copley ; back, H. Simmonds ; half-backs, S. Law, T. Pank, E.B. Lee; forwards, Archie Hunter (captain), Watts, Brown, Crossland, Davis, and Vaughton.
Stafford Road: Goal, E. Ray; back, Colin Dorrance ; half-backs, G. Selman, Turton, A. Nicholls; forwards, C. Crump (captain), A. T. Ward, R. Gowland, James Shone, and T. Whitehead,
Umpires, Messrs. Hughes and Haynes; referee, Mr. W. Dodsworth.
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