Game #23
Aston Villa
Saturday, 3 January 1885
Aston Villa
0-0
West Brom
FA Cup
West Bromwich Albion
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 22,000
Drew
3rd Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
Assist(s) | None
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 3 January 1885
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
ON THIS DAY
A 22,000 crowd at Wellington Road - Villa’s record home attendance to date - witnessed the first FA Cup tie with neighbours Albion end in a dark, goalless draw.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
West Bromwich Albion
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
Season | 1884-85 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #23 |
Saturday, 3 January 1885
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5: 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩 🟨
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1879-86
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 23 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 | 4 🟥 4 | 2.13
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards None
TEAM NEWS
Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat Walsall Town in the previous round.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age:
| 25.50 |
Oldest Player:
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 29.11 |
Youngest Player:
W Albert Brown | 🏴 | 23.01 |
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Alf Harvey | 🏴 |
B Joe Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
B Robert Price | 🏴 |
HB Fred Dawson | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Unknown
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
West Bromwich Albion
GK Bob Roberts | 🏴 |
B Harry Green | 🏴 |
B Harry Bell | 🏴 |
HB Ezra Horton | 🏴 |
HB Fred Bunn | 🏴 |
HB Jimmy Stanton | 🏴 |
F Harry Aston | 🏴 |
F Arthur Loach | 🏴 |
F George Woodhall | 🏴 |
F George Bell | 🏴 |
CF Jem Bayliss | 🏴 |
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
SQUAD STATS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Villa XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
SQUAD STATS
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
Albion XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![2509-2.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_65c08f3cdec4426cae862d210be37e9b~mv2.gif)
Not Recorded
Player Positions:
GK : Goalkeeper
CB, D, B : Centre Back, Defender, Back
FB, LB, RB, WH : Full Back, Left Back, Right Back, Wing Back, Wing Half
M, CH, LH, RH : Midfielder, Centre Half, Left Half, Right Half
W, OL, OR : Winger, Outside Left, Outside Right
F, IF, IL, IR : Forward, Inside Forward, Inside Left, Inside Right, Second Striker, False 9
CF : Centre Forward
Match Symbols:
⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
🆘 | Poor refereeing performance
🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game
DEBUT APPEARANCES
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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