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Aston Villa

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Saturday, 29 December 1883

1883-84

3rd Round

Won

7-4

Wednesbury Old Athletic

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FA Cup

The Oval, Wednesbury

Attendance: 7,000

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On This Day

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Saturday, 29 December 1883

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🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 W.O.A.C, The Oval

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Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 1-2 | 5-4 | Archie Hunter | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 6-4 | Olly Whateley | 7-4 |

Assist(s) | None

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Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

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Management Committee 1879-86

🕒 19 | 🟩 | 13 🟨 | 3 🟥 3 | 2.21

Villa Career Form:

Champions

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Game #19

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Match Record

Season | 1883-84 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 29 December 1883

Game Record

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: C. Crump | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birmingham, 1882-
HT Score: 🟥 2-3
FT Score: 🟩 7-4
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟩

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Wednesbury Old Athletic: 🟥 🟩

Total 🕒 3 | 🟩 W2 (67% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(67% ) | 🟥 L1 (33% ) | ⚽ 13 | 🥅 9 | GD 4

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Villa Trophy Cabinet

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Head to Head

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Opposition Trophy Cabinet

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

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Team News

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Unavailable

Not recorded

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

Billy Clarke returns in goal for Archibald Vale whilst Robert Price also returns with Joe Simmonds making way.

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Squad News

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Debut Appearances

None

Final Appearances

🔴 GK Billy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1881-83 | 🕒 7 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #19 |

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Match Timeline

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🥅 | 5’ Goal, 0-1, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), George Holden
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Bayliss
⚽ | Goal, 1-2, Howard Vaughton
⚽ | Goal, 2-2, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Bayliss
🕒 | HT Wednesbury Old Athletic 3-2 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 3-3, Archie Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 3-4, (Wednesbury Old Athletic), T. Tonks
⚽ | Goal, 4-4, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 5-4, Howard Vaughton
⚽ | Goal, 6-4, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 7-4, Olly Whateley
🕒 | FT Wednesbury Old Athletic 4-7 Aston Villa

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Line Up & Subs

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Management Committee 1879-86

GK Billy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Charles Apperley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
F Wally Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Management Committee

GK C. Kent
B J. Nicholls
B Morley
HB D. Tonks
HB Byrne
HB Flaherty
RF George Holden | ⚽ |
RF Patrick
LF T Tonks | ⚽ |
LF J. Roberts
CF Bayliss | ⚽ | ⚽ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

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Officials

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Referee: C. Crump | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Birmingham, 1882-
Umpires: William McGregor (Villa) and S. Page (Wednesbury)

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

Villa Bookings

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Matchday Squads

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Match Media

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What they Said

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ASTON VILLA, v. WEDNESBURY OLD ATHLETIC.

These teams played a very fast match on the Oval, Wood green, Wednesbury, on Saturday. The ground was heavy, but there was no wind. Within five minutes of the kick off G. Holden scored for the Athletics, at this was presently supplemented by another from the toe of Bayliss.

Matters looked rosy for the Athletics, but they failed to maintain their advantage, as Archie Hunter and Brown both added goals, making the game equal.

Just before half-time Bayliss scored again for the home team, making the score three to two.

Immediately on resuming a finely combined rush of the Villa forwards ended with Hunter scoring, again making matters equal, an equality which was spoilt by T. Tonks, who added another for the Athletics, making the game four to three.

From this point the Athletics appeared beaten, and Hunter had little difficulty in adding a fourth goal for the Villa.

Vaughton added a fifth for the Birmingham men, a sixth was muffed by the Athletic goal-keeper, and Whateley scored a seventh.

The Villa thus won by seven goals to four.

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK Billy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Defenders

B Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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HB Fred Dawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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HB Charles Apperley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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HB Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Midfielders

HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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F Wally Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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Forwards

CF Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

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CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

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Substitutes

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Sub 2

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1883-84

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First Team Squad

GK Archibald Vale | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #31 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

D Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #30 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

M Fred Dawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #17 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

F Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #3 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Wally Roberts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #25 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

GK Billy Clarke | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #19 |

Goalkeeper

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Where are they now?

M Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #16 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #29 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

F Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #14 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

D Joe Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #26 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

M Charles Apperley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #27 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #5 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #18 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

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Matchday Programme

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League Table

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
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🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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