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Game #14

Saturday, 6 January 1883

Attendance: 4,000

Won

FA Cup 3rd Round

3rd Round

Aston Unity

WLWWW

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

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

Aston Unity

FIXTURE HISTORY

Aston Unity

Previous 5 vs. Aston Unity: | - | - | - | - | - |

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 |

MATCH OFFICIALS

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

CARDS

Villa

Aston Unity

C. Crump

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 Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

Tommy Mason

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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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)