Game #114
Aston Villa
1-0-0, 2 PTS
Saturday, 5 September 1891
Aston Villa
5-1
Blackburn Rovers
Football League
Blackburn Rovers
0-0-1, 0 PTS
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 10,000
Won
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
Scorer(s) | Percy Hislop | 1-1 | Jack Devey | 2-1 | Billy Dickson | 3-1 | Charlie Athersmith | 4-1 |
Assists(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 1-1 | Percy Hislop | 2-1 | Dennis Hodgetts | 3-1 |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, scored a brace on debut, Saturday, 5 September 1891
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 5 September 1891
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Jack Devey, Percy Hislop
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Blackburn Rovers), Hall
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Percy Hislop, Assist by Jimmy Cowan
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Jack Devey, Assist by Percy Hislop
❌ | Player retires from field of play with injury (Blackburn Rovers), Barton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-1 Blackburn Rovers
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Billy Dickson, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
💥 | Dennis Hodgetts kicked by Blackburn's McKeown
⚽ | Goal, 4-1, Charlie Athersmith
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Jack Devey
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-1 Blackburn Rovers
ON THIS DAY
Villa sweep aside FA Cup holders Blackburn in the first game of the season to make it three successive League wins as legendary Villa forward Jack Devey scored a brace on his League debut aged 24 after joining from Mitchell St. George’s. Also making a goal-scoring League debut for Villa was 20 year old forward Percy Hislop after joining from Glasgow Royal.
Aston Villa
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886–87
Blackburn Rovers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
Last Trophy: 1890–91
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
Season | 1891-92 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Saturday, 5 September 1891
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 2-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-1
Last 5: 🟥 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 88 | 🟩 | 41 🟨 17 🟥 30 | 1.59
Villa Career Form:
Top 8
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Jack Devey and Percy Hislop came in for their Villa debuts.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age:
| 24.03 |
Oldest Player:
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 | 28.53 |
Youngest Player:
OR Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | 19.33 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Walter Evans | 🏴 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
HB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴 | 🔥 |
HB George Campbell | 🏴 |
HB James Brown | 🏴 |
OR Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | ⚽ |
OR Billy Dickson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
OL Percy Hislop | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🔥 |
OL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 |
CF Jack Devey | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Tom Mitchell | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
Blackburn Rovers
GK Rowland Pennington | 🏴 |
B Thomas McKeown | 🏴 |
B John Forbes | 🏴 |
HB John Barton | 🏴 |
HB Geordie Dewar | 🏴 |
HB Jimmy Forrest | 🏴 |
LW Coombe Hall | 🏴 | ⚽ |
LW William Townley | 🏴 |
RW Joe Lofthouse | 🏴 |
RW Harry Campbell | 🏴 |
CF John Southworth | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
Blackburn XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_3987e43935e9484b9482b66f0b01a16b~mv2.gif)
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
🟢 OL Percy Hislop | 🏴 |
🟢 CF Jack Devey | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 7 September 1891
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