Game #117
Aston Villa
4-0-0, 8 PTS
Monday, 28 September 1891
Aston Villa
5-3
Sunderland
Football League
Sunderland
1-0-3, 2 PTS
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 6,000
Won
1st=
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assists(s) | Jack Devey | 10' | Percy Hislop | 5-1 |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Monday, 28 September 1891
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, James Brown
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 2-0, Dennis Hodgetts, Assist by Jack Devey
⚽ | 23’ Goal, 3-0, Billy Dickson
⚽ | 27' Goal, 4-0, Jack Devey
🥅 | Goal, 4-1, (Sunderland), John Campbell
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 4-1 Sunderland
⚽ | Goal, 5-1, Charlie Athersmith, Assist by Percy Hislop
🥅 | Goal, 5-2, (Sunderland), John Campbell
🥅 | Goal, 5-3, (Sunderland), Andrew Wilson
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-3 Sunderland
ON THIS DAY
Villa had now won the first four games of their League campaign - their best ever start.
Aston Villa
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886–87
Sunderland
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
Season | 1891-92 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #91 |
Monday, 28 September 1891
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: A. Cooper | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1891-
HT Score: 🟩 4-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 91 | 🟩 | 44 🟨 17 🟥 30 | 1.64
Villa Career Form:
Top 6
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: A. Cooper | 🏴 | Wolverhampton, 1891-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Villa named an unchanged line up for the fourth successive game having won the three opening games of the season.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age:
| 24.09 |
Oldest Player |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 | 28.60 |
Youngest Player |
OR Charlie Athersmith | 🏴 | 19.40 |
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 Watson | 🏴 |
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
Sunderland
GK Ned Doig | 🏴 |
B Tom Porteus | 🏴 |
B Donald Gow | 🏴 |
HB Andrew Wilson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
HB John Auld | 🏴 |
HB John Murray | 🏴 |
OL John Scott | 🏴 |
OL David Hannah | 🇬🇧 |
OR John Smith | 🏴 |
OR Jimmy Miller | 🏴 |
CF John Campbell | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
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_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~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_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
Sunderland XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
None
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_ba028309dae04680bfc11fdb0558f777~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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
Image © THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD. With thanks to Reach PLC. Digitised by Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited. All rights reserved. Source: British Newspaper Archive (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Tuesday, 29 September 1891
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