Game #175
Saturday, 15 April 1893
Attendance: 2,000
Drew
Division One
Accrington
WWWLD
Thorneyholme Road
Jack Devey scored Villa's equaliser and his 20th goal of the season but they are held to a third draw of the season.
Accrington
1-1
Aston Villa
Assists(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Jack Devey, scored Villa's equaliser and his 20th goal of the season, Saturday, 15 April 1893
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact timings not recorded]
HT Accrington 0-0 Aston Villa
55’ Goal, 0-1 (Accrington)
65’ Goal, 1-1, Jack Devey
FT Accrington 1-1 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Forward Bob Chatt made his Villa debut aged 22 after joining from Middlesbrough Ironopolis as Villa finished fourth in the table for the second successive season.
Aston Villa
Accrington
FIXTURE HISTORY
Accrington
Previous 5 vs. Accrington: | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟥 | 🟩 | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1892-93 |
Matchday | #31 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #149 |
Saturday, 15 April 1893
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWLD |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Accrington
TEAM NEWS
Bob Chatt (debut) and Charlie Hare came in for Peter Dowds and William Devey.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.62 |
Oldest Player |
F Albert Brown | 31.29 |
Youngest Player |
D John Baird | 22.30 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Bill Dunning |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Walter Evans |
M Fred Burton |
W Albert Woolley |
F William Devey |
F Bob Chatt |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Jack Devey |
F Albert Brown |
Accrington
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
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
TABLE
PROGRAMME

MATCHDAY QUOTES
"Accrington played up in a surprising manner subsequently, and gave Dunning, the Villa goalkeeper, some very hard work, they could no gain the winning point, and the game was left drawn with the score at 1 goal each."
*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 17 April 1893
ACCRINGTON V. ASTON VILLA.
The meeting of these-teams at Accrington did not seem to arouse much interest, only about 1,000 spectators being present.
The opening part of the game was not very exciting, neither goalkeeper being at any time severely pressed, and when the interval arrived no score had been obtained by either team.
On resuming the Accrington team led off with a spirited attack on the Villa goal, and after ten minutes play Whitehead succeeded in scoring the first point in the game for Accrington.
The home side were not, however, left long in possession of this advantage, as about ten minute later Devey equalised for the Villa, and though Accrington played up in a surprising manner subsequently, and gave Dunning, the Villa goalkeeper, some very hard work, they could no gain the winning point, and the game was left drawn with the score at 1 goal each.