Game #14
Aston Villa
Saturday, 6 January 1883
Won
3rd Round
WLWWW
FA Cup 3rd Round
Attendance: 4,000
Aston Unity
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Howard Vaughton scored Villa's opener to help the club progress to the 4th Round for the third successive season.
Aston Villa
3-1
Aston Unity
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Howard Vaughton scored Villa's opener to help the club progress to the 4th Round for the third successive season, Saturday, 6 January 1883
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MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 6 January 1883
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Tommy Mason
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Howard Vaughton
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Eli Davis
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 2-0 Aston Unity
🥅 | Goal, 2-1, (Aston Unity), Hellborn
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Archie Hunter, Assist by Eli Davis
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 3-1 Aston Unity
ON THIS DAY
Goalkeeper Tommy Mason made his FA Cup debut as Villa beat neighbours Unity to reach the fourth round for the third successive season.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Aston Unity
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE HISTORY
Aston Unity
Previous 5 vs. Aston Unity: None
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1882-83 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #14 |
Saturday, 6 January 1883
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Management Committee |
FT Score | 3-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | LWWWW |
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
Career Form:
Management Committee
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mr. C. Crump (President of the Birmingham Association).
Umpires Messrs: W. B. Mason and J. Ford.
C. Crump
CARDS
Villa
Aston Unity
TEAM NEWS
Joe Simmonds is recalled as Villa hand a debut to goalkeeper Tommy Mason.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 22.70 |
Oldest Player |
M Eli Davis | 27.12 |
Youngest Player |
F Andy Hunter | 18.44 |
*Unconfirmed
MANAGER
MANAGER
Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Tommy Mason |
D Joe Simmonds |
D Charles Apperley |
WH David Anderson |
FB Richard Harvey |
M Eli Davis |
F Andy Hunter |
F Howard Vaughton |
F Archie Hunter |
F Arthur Brown |
F Olly Whateley |
Aston Unity
Matthews, Benson, Rogers, Pallett, Upton, Lloyd, Green, Dyer, Coley, Hellborn (g),Wilson.
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
SQUAD STATS
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
Tommy Mason
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"These old opponents have not met for three seasons, and hence considerable interest was felt to their present encounter."
*Birmingham Daily Mail*
Monday, 8 January 1883
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)
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