Game #12
Aston Villa
Saturday, 21 October 1882
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
FA Cup
Walsall Swifts
Attendance: 6,000
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Aston Villa
4-1
Walsall Swifts
Assist(s) | Thomas Bryan | 2-0 | Andy Hunter | 3-0 |
MATCH SUMMARY
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 21 October 1882
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Joe Simmonds, Thomas Bryan, David Anderson, Alf Harvey, Wally Roberts
⚽ | 8’ Goal, 1-0, Arthur Brown
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Howard Vaughton, Assist by Thomas Bryan
⚽ | Goal 3-0, Archie Hunter, Assist by Andy Hunter
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 3-0 Walsall Swifts
🥅 | Goal, 3-1, (Walsall Swifts), D. Lunn
⚽ | Goal 4-1, Arthur Brown
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 4-1 Walsall Swifts
ON THIS DAY
Defenders Joe Simmonds and Thomas Bryan, wing half David Anderson, full back Alf Harvey & forward Wally Roberts made their FA Cup debuts as Villa beat Walsall Swifts at Wellington Road.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Walsall Swifts
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Walsall Swifts
Previous 5 vs. Walsall Swifts: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #12 |
Saturday, 21 October 1882
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴 | President Birmingham Association, 1882-
HT Score: 🟩 3-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 4-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟨 🟩 🟥 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1879-86
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 12 | 🟩 | 7 🟨 | 3 🟥 2 | 2.00
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴 | President Birmingham Association, 1882-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Umpires: W. B. Mason and Stokes.
TEAM NEWS
Villa hand FA Cup debuts to Joe Simmonds, Thomas Bryan, David Anderson, Richard Harvey and Wally Roberts.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age:
| 22 |
Oldest Player:
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 26 |
Youngest Player:
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 | 18 |
*Exact birthdates unconfirmed
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86
Aston Villa
GK Billy Clarke | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Thomas Bryan | 🏴 | 🟢 | 🔥 |
B Alf Harvey | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB David Anderson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 | 🔥 |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Unknown
Walsall Swifts
GK C. H. Hobson
B A. Alldridge
3QB T. Sheldon
F Baker
F W. Yates
F E. Dyoss
F J. Hayes
F J. Higgins
F D. Lunn
F Farmer
F J. Davis
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
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
Swifts XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
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
🟢 B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
🟢 B Thomas Bryan | 🏴 |
🟢 B Alf Harvey | 🏴 |
🟢 HB David Anderson | 🏴 |
🟢 F Wally Roberts | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
LEAGUE TABLE
MATCHDAY PROGRAMME
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*Birmingham Daily Mail*
Monday, 23 October 1882