MATCHES PLAYED ON SATURDAY.

ASTON VILLA v. ASTON UNITY (English Cup. 3rd Round)

Drawn together above, these teams met at Perry barr to decide the same.

These old opponents have not met for three seasons, and hence considerable interest was felt to their present encounter, and the weather turning out very fine, upwards of 3,000 lined the barriers.

Both teams were fully represented, and, having lost the toss, the visitors started the ball up hill at 2.50.

The Unity were soon seen to advantage, Pallett from a corner, placing the ball well Into goal, an exciting scrimmage ensued, but Mason at length cleverly relieved his goal, and soon after Matthews had to use his hands, but Anderson returned sharply. Matthews parrying, but Vaughton, who was lying handy, rushed up and scored a good goal five minutes only from the start.

Runs on either side followed, both goals being assailed in turn, but gradually the home forwards gained the upper hand, but the Unity goal keeper and back division showed splendid defence; but just prior to half time Brown from a corner sent the ball well in. Matthews knocking it out but falling at Davis’ feet he promptly obtained a goal.

Shortly after the change, the Unity worked the leather well into the Villa territory and Lloyd threw the leather into the Villa goalmouth. Mason thrice repelled the shots, but Hellborn found an opening and scored a point for the Unity.

The game now assumed an interesting aspect, but the Unity forwards fell off considerably, while the Villa stuck well to their work and had much of the best of the play.

However, the Unity defence continued so good that it was only in the last few minutes that, after a corner by Davis that Archie Hunter with a clever back kick scored a third goal; thus the Villa won an excellent game by 3 goals to 1.

The Villa played finely all round, as did the Unity back division and Matthews, but the Unity forwards lacked combination and accurate passing.

Sides - Villa: Goal. T. Mason ; backs, Simmonds, Harvey ; half backs, Apperiey, Brown, Anderson; forwards. Archie Hunter (captain), Vaughton, Davis, Whateley, and Andy Hunter.

Unity : Goal, Matthews ; backs J. R. Benson (captain). Rogers; half becks, Pallett, Upton, Lloyd ; forwards, Green, Dyer. Coley, Hellborn, and Wilson.

Umpires Messrs. W. B. Mason and J. Ford; Referee, Mr. C. Crump (President of the Birmingham Association)