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Aston Villa

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Saturday, 31 October 1891

1891-92

Won

5-1

Darwen

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Football League

Barley Bank

Attendance: 4,000

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On This Day

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Saturday, 31 October 1891

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🟩 31 Oct 1891, Villa 5-1 Darwen, Barley Bank

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Scorer(s) | Lewis Campbell | Charlie Hare | Charlie Hare | Lewis Campbell | Jack Devey |

Assist(s) | None

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LLLWW

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

🕒 96 | 🟩 | 46 🟨 17 🟥 33 | 1.61

Villa Career Form:

Top 6

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Game #122

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Match Record

Season | 1891-92 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #96 |
Saturday, 31 October 1891

Game Record

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 5-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LLLWW |

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Darwen: | - | - | - | - | 🟩 |

Total 🕒 2 | 🟩 W2 (100% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 8 | 🥅 3 | GD 5

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Villa Trophy Cabinet

League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886–87

Head to Head

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Opposition Trophy Cabinet

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

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Team News

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Unavailable

Not recorded

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

Jimmy Cowan misses out with injury as Harry Devey comes in for his first start of the season, whilst debutant Charlie Hare comes in for Billy Dickson.

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Squad News

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Debut Appearances

Final Appearances

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Match Timeline

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[Exact chronological timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Lewis Campbell, Assist by Jack Devey
Goal, 2-0, Charlie Hare
Goal, 3-0, Charlie Hare
Goal, 4-0, Lewis Campbell
HT Darwen 0-4 Aston Villa
Goal, 4-1, (Darwen)
Goal, 5-1, Jack Devey
FT Darwen 1-5 Aston Villa

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Line Up & Subs

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 1886-1926

GK Albert Hinchley |
D Gershom Cox |
D Harry Devey |
D John Baird |
FB Walter Evans |
M James Brown |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Lewis Campbell |
F Jack Devey |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Charlie Hare |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

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Management Committee

Substitutes

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Unused Substitutes

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Officials

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Matchday Squads

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Match Media

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What they Said

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"Several times a warm bully occurred in the mouth of the Villa goal, but the defence was sound, and Athersmith obtaining the ball raced to the opposite end, but shot over."

DARWEN v. ASTON VILLA

Played at Darwen before several thousand spectators. Darwen were without McOwen, Nightingale, and T. Marsden, the Villa having Warner, Dickson, G. Campbell, and Cowan absent.

The home team started and made a good attack, Evans twice frustrating the left wing pair, and Hinchley saving a warm shot.

The home team almost scored from a free-kick, and took a couple of fruitless corners. The Villa made a grand run, and Siddons conceded a corner, and from a nice pass by Devey, Campbell scored.

Again the Villa pressed and Entwistle had to save. and afterwards Devey shot over when under the bar.

Evans broke up the home forwards, and all the Villa got away in line, Owen nicely relieving. Entwistle made a grand shot, which Hinchley saved.

A scrimmage took place near the Darwen goal after a mis-kick by Siddons, but Leach relieved.

Hare scored twice for the Villa, and Campbell made a fourth.

At half-time the score was Villa 4, Darwen 0.

On resuming, Darwen first attacked, and both Carty and Alexander shot wide. After some pressure W Marsden headed through in ten minutes.

Devey obtained the ball, and scored a grand goal.

After a fine run the Villa pressed, and Entiwistle shot through the Villa goal, but the point was disallowed for offside.

Then the Villa had a capital chance, but Hare shot over.

Both ends were visited, the Villa shooting very badly.

Several times a warm bully occurred in the mouth of the Villa goal, but the defence was sound, and Athersmith obtaining the ball raced to the opposite end, but shot over.

Entwistle shot against the Villa cross-bar, Hinchley conceding a fruitless corner.

Result: Villa 5, Darwen 1.

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Albert Hinchley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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1891-92

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First Team Squad

GK Albert Hinchley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #77 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

D Frank Coulton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #37 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

FB John Baird | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #76 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M Harry Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #45 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Albert A Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #32 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #38 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Percy Hislop | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #75 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #41 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

D Gershom Cox | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #44 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

FB Walter Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 | #67 |

Full Back

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Where are they now?

M James Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #71 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Lewis Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #62 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

CF Billy Dickson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #57 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Ted Diver | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #80 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |

Centre Back

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Where are they now?

M George Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #72 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Tom Clarkson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #55 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

W Tom Dutton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #79 |

Winger

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Where are they now?

F Charlie Hare | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #78 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Jack Graham | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #64 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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