Game #17
Saturday, 10 November 1883
Attendance: 4,000
Won
FA Cup 1st Round
1st Round
Walsall Swifts
WWWLW
The Chuckery
Archie Hunter scored Villa’s first ever hat-trick in League or Cup football as they record their biggest FA Cup win to date.
Walsall Swifts
1-5
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | Eli Davis
KEY MAN
Archie Hunter, scorer of Villa's first ever hat-trick, Saturday, 10 November 1883
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
1’ Debut, Archibald Vale, Tom Riddell, Robert Price
Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
HT Walsall Swifts 0-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
Goal, 3-0, Olly Whateley, Assist by Eli Davis
Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter
Goal, 5-0, Howard Vaughton
Goal, 5-1, Walsall Swifts, Farmer
FT Walsall Swifts 1-5 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa record their biggest FA Cup win to date as they see off the Swifts at the Chuckery as goalkeeper Archibald Vale, full back Tom Riddell and defender Robert Price made their debuts for Villa
Meanwhile, forward Archie Hunter scored Villa’s first ever hat-trick in League or Cup football.
Aston Villa
Walsall Swifts
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Walsall Swifts: | - | - | - | - | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #17 |
Saturday, 10 November 1883
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Management Committee
FT Score | 5-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Walsall Swifts
TEAM NEWS
Villa hand FA Cup debuts to Archibald Vale, Tom Riddell and Robert Price.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 23.99 |
Oldest Player |
M Eli Davis | 27.96 |
Youngest Player |
F Olly Whateley | 22.27 |
MANAGER
Management Committee
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Archibald Vale |
D Joe Simmonds |
D Robert Price |
D Charles Apperley |
FB Tom Riddell |
WH Fred Dawson |
M Eli Davis |
F Olly Whateley |
F Howard Vaughton |
F Archie Hunter |
F Wally Roberts |
Walsall Swifts
Phillips, Jones, Alldridge, Brandrick, Morris, Davis, Farmer J, Farmer T, Mills, Higgins, Dyoss.
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
Archibald Vale
Tom Riddell
Fred Dawson
Robert Price
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME
MATCHDAY QUOTES
"The brilliant combination displayed by Villa at this period of the game was a treat to witness."
*Sheffield Daily Telegraph*
Monday, 12 November 1883
ASTON VILLA v. WALSALL SWIFTS.
This match was played at Walsall on Saturday last, and plenty of excitement was the outcome of the draw, many believing that the Swifts, playing on their ground, would win the match; but the good form shown by the Villa in previous matches proved them be too good for anything in their own district, and this was evident by their win in the above-mentioned match by five goals to one.
In the first half of the game the Villa had considerably the best of play, and at half time the score stood one nothing in their favour; but on change of ends the superior combination of the Birmingham team was altogether too much for their opponents, and goal after goal was registered in quick succession.
Some changes were made in the Swifts' team, and this had an appreciable effect, but they could never cope with their clever antagonists, and the match resulted as above recorded.
All the Villa team played in first class style, Hunter performing magnificently. Jones was strong and powerful for the losing side.