Aston Villa's 1886-87 season

Season 8 | 1886-87

Club Summary

Season	Manager		Chairman		Chief Executive		Sporting Director
1886-87	George Ramsay led Management Committee		William McGregor		George Ramsay

Season Summary

DNQ: Did not qualify; n/a: Competition not constituted

League	Position	FA Cup Progress	League Cup Progress	European Progress	Biggest Win
League not constituted	n/a	Winners	n/a	n/a	13-0 vs. Wednesbury Old Athletic (h), FA Cup

Top Scorer		Most Appearances		Most Starts
14 \| Albert Brown		8 Players with 10 appearances		8 Players with 10 starts

Manager Summary

P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

	Manager	P	W	D	L	U	W%	L%	U%	CS%	PPG
	George Ramsay led Management Committee	10	7	3	0	10	70%	0%	100%	30%	2.40

Season Statistics

Pos: Final League Position; P: Games Played; W: Games Won; D: Games Drawn; L: Games Lost; F: Goals Scored; A: Goals Conceded; Pts: Final League Points; GD: Goal Difference (A-F); PPG: Points per Game (3 Points for a win, 1 Point for a draw); GR: Goal Ratio (F/A); GPG: Goals Scored per Game; CPG: Goals Conceded per Game; CS: Clean Sheets; CS%: Clean Sheet percentage; W%: Win Rate; L%: Loss Rate; U: Games Unbeaten; U% Unbeaten Rate.

Results - All Competitions

	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PPG	GR	GPG	CPG	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U	U%
1886-87	10	7	3	0	40	11	29	2.40	3.64	4	1.1	3	30%	70%	0%	10	100%

Results - League

	Pos	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	GD	GPG	CPG	GR	CS	CS%	W%	L%	U%
1886-87	n/a

Runs

Season	Wins in a Row	League Wins in a Row	Games Unbeaten	Games without a Win	Losing Run
1886-87	4	n/a	10	3	0

League Table

Pos	Club	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts

Matches

Select a row for detailed match reports

Competition	Date	Home		Away	W	D
FA Cup 1st Round	Saturday, 30 October 1886	Aston Villa	13-0	Wednesbury Old Athletic	W
FA Cup 2nd Round	Saturday, 20 November 1886	Aston Villa	6-1	Derby Midland	W
FA Cup 3rd Round	Saturday, 11 December 1886	Aston Villa	2-2	Wolves		D
FA Cup 3rd Round Replay	Saturday, 15 January 1887	Wolves	1-1	Aston Villa		D
FA Cup 3rd Round 2nd Replay	Saturday, 22 January 1887	Wolves	3-3	Aston Villa		D
FA Cup 3rd Round 3rd Replay	Saturday, 29 January 1887	Aston Villa	2-0	Wolves	W
FA Cup 5th Round	Saturday, 5 February 1887	Aston Villa	5-0	Horncastle	W
FA Cup 6th Round	Saturday, 12 February 1887	Aston Villa	3-1	Darwen	W
FA Cup Semi Final	Saturday, 5 March 1887	Aston Villa	3-1	Glasgow Rangers	W
FA Cup Final	Saturday, 2 April 1887	Aston Villa	2-0	West Brom	W

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Transfers In

1 July - 30 June

Player	Position	On	From	For
Arthur Loach	Forward	Unknown	West Bromwich Albion	Free
Jimmy Warner	Goalkeeper	Unknown	Milton FC	Free
Harry Yates	Midfielder	Unknown	Walsall Swifts	Free
Frank Coulton	Defender	Unknown	Walsall Swifts	Free
Dennis Hodgetts	Forward	Unknown	Birmingham St. George's	Free

Transfers Out

1 July - 30 June

Player	Position	On	To	For
Dick Robertson	Centre Back	1886	Stourbridge FC	Free
Howard Vaughton	Forward	1887	Retired	Released
Richmond Davis	Forward	1887	Retired	Released

Debut Appearances

Player	Number	Against	On
Jimmy Warner	Player #40	Wednesbury Old Athletic (h), FA Cup	Saturday, 30 October 1886
Frank Coulton	Player #41	Wednesbury Old Athletic (h), FA Cup	Saturday, 30 October 1886
Harry Yates	Player #42	Wednesbury Old Athletic (h), FA Cup	Saturday, 30 October 1886
Arthur Loach	Player #43	Wednesbury Old Athletic (h), FA Cup	Saturday, 30 October 1886
Dennis Hodgetts	Player #44	Wednesbury Old Athletic (h), FA Cup	Saturday, 30 October 1886

Final Appearances

Player	Number	Against	On
Arthur Loach	Player #43	Wolverhampton Wanderers (h), FA Cup	Saturday, 11 December 1886
Dick Robertson	Player #34	Wolverhampton Wanderers (h), FA Cup	Saturday, 11 December 1886
Howard Vaughton	Player #15	West Bromwich Albion (n), FA Cup Final	Saturday, 2 April 1887
Richmond Davis	Player #39	West Bromwich Albion (n), FA Cup Final	Saturday, 2 April 1887

Squad Statistics

Squad Size	Average 1st XI Age	Youngest 1st XI	Oldest 1st XI
13	24	23.97 \| Wednesbury Old Athletic (h), FA Cup	24.83 \| West Bromwich Albion (n), FA Cup final

	Youngest Starter		Youngest Substitute
	Frank Coulton \| 18.76 \| Saturday, 30 October 1886		No Substitutions in period

	Oldest Starter		Oldest Substitute
	Fred Dawson \| 28.35 \| Saturday, 2 April 1887		No Substitutions in period

First Team Squad

Player	Number	Villa Career
Howard Vaughton	Player #15	1880-87 Aston Villa, Free, 30 \| 10 \|
Joe Simmonds	Player #22	1882-87 Aston Villa, Free, 22 \| 0 \|
Fred Dawson	Player #31	1883-88 Aston Villa, Free, 20 \| 2 \|
Dick Robertson	Player #34	1884-86 Aston Villa, Free, 3 \| 0 \|
Albert A Brown	Player #35	1884-94 Aston Villa, Free, 114 \| 56 \|
Jack Burton	Player #38	1885-91 Aston Villa, Free, 49 \| 2 \|
Richmond Davis	Player #39	1885-87 Aston Villa, Free, 12 \| 4 \|
Jimmy Warner	Player #40	1886-92 Aston Villa, Free, 101 \| 0 \|
Frank Coulton	Player #41	1886-92 Aston Villa, Free, 55 \| 0 \|
Harry Yates	Player #42	1886-89 Aston Villa, Free, 29 \| 0 \|
Arthur Loach	Player #43	1886-88 Aston Villa, Free, 3 \| 3 \|
Dennis Hodgetts	Player #44	1886-96 Aston Villa, Free, 218 \| 87 \|
Archie Hunter	Player #8	1879-90 Aston Villa, Free, 74 \| 41 \|

Appearances

Player	Total	League Starts	League Subs	FA Cup Starts	FA Cup Subs	EFL Cup Starts	EFL Cup Subs	Europe Starts	Europe Subs	Unused Sub
GK Jimmy Warner	10	n/a	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
HB Jack Burton	10	n/a	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
F Dennis Hodgetts	10	n/a	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
D Frank Coulton	10	n/a	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
F Albert Brown	10	n/a	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
D Joe Simmonds	10	n/a	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
F Richmond Davis	10	n/a	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
F Archie Hunter	10	n/a	n/a	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
RH Harry Yates	9	n/a	n/a	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
WH Fred Dawson	9	n/a	n/a	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
F Howard Vaughton	7	n/a	n/a	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
F Arthur Loach	3	n/a	n/a	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
CB Dick Robertson	2	n/a	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Goals

Player	Total	League	FA Cup	EFL Cup	Europe
F Albert Brown	14	n/a	14	n/a	n/a
F Archie Hunter	10	n/a	10	n/a	n/a
F Dennis Hodgetts	7	n/a	7	n/a	n/a
F Arthur Loach	3	n/a	3	n/a	n/a
WH Fred Dawson	2	n/a	2	n/a	n/a
HB Jack Burton	1	n/a	1	n/a	n/a
F Richmond Davis	1	n/a	1	n/a	n/a
Own Goal	1	n/a	1	n/a	n/a

'Keepers

	'Keeper	Appearances	Conceded	Ratio	Clean Sheets	Clean Sheet %
	GK Jimmy Warner	10	11	1.10	4	40%

1886-87

Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6

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