Game #21
Monday, 3 November 1884
Attendance: 4,000
Won
FA Cup 1st Round
1st Round
Wednesbury Town
WWWLW
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
A debut goal from Albert Brown helps Villa progress to the second round of the FA Cup.
Aston Villa
4-1
Wednesbury Town
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
A debut goal from Albert Brown helps Villa progress to the second round of the FA Cup, Monday, 3 November 1884
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MATCH TIMELINE
Goal, 1-0, Arthur Brown
Goal, 2-0, Arthur Brown
Goal, 2-1, (Wednesbury Town), Wood G
HT Aston Villa 2-1 Wednesbury Town
Goal, 3-0, Albert Brown
Goal, 4-0, Archie Hunter
FT Aston Villa 4-1 Wednesbury Town
ON THIS DAY
Goalkeeper Walter Harvey, centre back Dick Robertson and forward Albert Brown made their FA Cup debuts for Villa as Villa win at Wellington Road in the first round.
Aston Villa
Wednesbury Town
FIXTURE HISTORY
Wednesbury Town
Previous 5 vs. Wednesbury Town: | - | - | - | - | - |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1884-85 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Monday, 3 November 1884
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | Management Committee |
FT Score | 4-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWLW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Wednesbury Town
TEAM NEWS
Villa hand FA Cup debuts to Walter Harvey, Dick Robertson & Albert Brown.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.15 |
Oldest Player |
M Eli Davis | 28.95 |
Youngest Player |
F Albert Brown | 22.84 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Walter Harvey |
D Joe Simmonds |
D Robert Price |
CB Dick Robertson |
FB Tom Riddell |
M Eli Davis |
F Olly Whateley |
F Albert Brown |
F Archie Hunter |
F Arthur Brown |
F Howard Vaughton |
Wednesbury Town
Tetstell, Whitehouse W, Whitehouse R, Evetts, Waldron, Shinton, Banks, Jones, Woodcock, Wood H, Wood G (g).
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
"In the second section of the game, the Villa had matters nearly all their own way."
*Sporting Life*
Tuesday, 4 November 1884
ASTON VILLA v. WEDNESBURY TOWN.
These teams, drawn together in the first round of the Cup, met at Perry Barr, Birmingham, to decide the tie yesterday.
There were fully 4,000 spectators present, and much enthusiasm was manifested during the game, a large number of the Wednesbury team’s partisans being present.
Although playing uphill in the first half, the Villa at once commenced aggressive tactics. Woodcock at length relieved the pressure, but Archie Hunter getting possession enabled the Villa to again assume the offensive.
After repeated onslaughts on the town citadel, the Villa obtained a corner, from which a goal was scored. An appeal for foul proved unsuccessful. Almost immediately afterwards Arthur Brown added a second for the Villa, which was followed by one for the visitors, put through by G. Wood.
Nothing further was done up to half-time.
In the second section of the game, the Villa had matters nearly all their own way, and scored a couple of additional goals, one from Albert Brown, and the other from Archie Hunter.
Towards the end of the match the Wednesbury Town worked hard, but were unable to score, and the game ended in a win for the Villa four goals to one goal.