Game #25
Aston Villa
Saturday, 17 October 1885
Walsall Town
0-5
Aston Villa
FA Cup
Walsall Town
The Chuckery
Attendance: 7,000
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Olly Whateley | 22' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
Albert Brown hit Villa's second after 10' to set Villa on course for a big win before crowd trouble halts proceedings
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 17 October 1885
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Charlie Hobson, Wally Jones, Jack Burton, Richmond Davis
⚽ | 5’ Goal, 1-0, Archie Hunter
⚽ | 10’ Goal, 2-0, Albert Brown
⚽ | 22’ Goal, 3-0, Arthur Brown, Assist by Olly Whateley
⚽ | 45’ Goal, 4-0, Richmond Davis
🕒 | HT Walsall Town 0-4 Aston Villa
⚽ | 50’ Goal, 5-0, Howard Vaughton
💥 | 86’ Crowd disturbances stop play
🕒 | FT Walsall Town 0-5 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Five nil to the good after just 46' Villa's excellent performance is overshadowed as four minutes from full time the Walsall Town crowd invaded the pitch forcing the game to be abandoned. Serious disturbances followed.
But the bad behaviour wasn't just confined to the crowd; the Walsall boardroom recorded a post-match complaint for the result to be over-turned as they claimed that Villa's Wally Jones lived more than 6 miles from the Wellington Road ground.
Goalkeeper Charlie Hobson, defender Wally Jones, half back Jack Burton & forward Richmond Davis made their FA Cup debuts for Villa.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Walsall Town
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Season | 1885-86 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #25 |
Saturday, 17 October 1885
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: William Henry Moon | 🏴 | Wednesbury, 1885-
Game abandoned on 86' due to crowd trouble, Result upheld
HT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-0
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
Management Committee 1879-86
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 25 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 4 🟥 5 | 2.08
Villa Career Form:
Top 4
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: William Henry Moon | 🏴 | Wednesbury, 1885-
Matches Officiated: 1
🟩 : 1
🟨 : 0
🟥 : 0
🆘 : 0
Previous 5: None
Last Match: None
Cards: None
Umpires: William McGregor (Villa) and Beech (Walsall)
TEAM NEWS
Charlie Hobson, Wally Jones, Jack Burton & Richmond Davis made their FA Cup debuts for Villa.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age:
| 24.93 |
Oldest Player:
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 | 27.60 |
Youngest Player:
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 | 22.10 |
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Charlie Hobson | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Wally Jones | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Tom Riddell | 🏴 |
HB Robert Price | 🏴 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F Richmond Davis | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
CF Olly Whateley | 🏴 | 🔥 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
MANAGER
Unknown
Walsall Town
GK Beech
B Cox
B Reynolds
HB Collington
HB Brettle
HB Heyes
F Hunter
F Shaw
F Bradbury
F Cope
F Wilson
SUBSTITUTES
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
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
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
Walsall XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
MATCHDAY SQUAD
UNAVAILABLE
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Not recorded
UNAVAILABLE
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
🟢 GK Charlie Hobson | 🏴 |
🟢 B Wally Jones | 🏴 |
🟢 HB Jack Burton | 🏴 |
🟢 F Richmond Davis | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*The Birmingham Daily Mail*
Monday, 19 October 1885
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