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Game #26

Aston Villa

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Saturday, 14 November 1885

2nd Round

Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

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 | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Management Committee 1879-86
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Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Trophy Record

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Matchday Squad

Unavailable

Not recorded

Team News

Villa name an unchanged line up from the team that beat Walsall Town in the 1st Round.

Team Stats

Starting XI Average Age:
| 25.00 |

Oldest Player:
B Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 27.67 |

Youngest Player:
HB Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 22.17 |

Debut Appearances

Final Appearances

🔴 GK Charlie Hobson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1885 | 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #33 |
🔴 B Wally Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1885 | 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #34 |
🔴 B Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1883-85 | 🕒 10 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #30 |
🔴 HB Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1883-85 | 🕒 8 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #31 |
🔴 HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1880-85 | 🕒 22 | ⚽ 12 | 🔥 2 | #16 |
🔴 CF Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1881-85 | 🕒 19 | ⚽ 10 | 🔥 4 | #18 |

On This Day
  • Villa face Derby County for the first time in competitive football, Derby become the 12th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.

  • Villa exit the FA Cup at the earliest stage since entering competition as they are knocked out in the second round by Derby. Meanwhile. goalkeeper Charlie Hobson, defenders Wally Jones & Tom Riddell, midfielders Robert Price & Arthur Brown and forward Olly Whateley made their final FA Cup appearances for Villa.

Starting XI
GK Charlie Hobson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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B Wally Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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B Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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HB Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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HB Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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HB Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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W Albert Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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F Richmond Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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CF Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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Substitutes
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GK Sub

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Sub 1

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Sub 2

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Sub 3

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Sub 4

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Sub 5

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Lost

0-2

🟥 14 Nov 1885, Villa 0-2 Derby, Racehorse Ground
Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

Match Timeline

🥅 | 30’ Goal, 0-1, (Derby County)
🕒 | HT Derby County 1-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 0-2, (Derby County), G. Evans
🕒 | FT Derby County 2-0 Aston Villa

Season | 1885-86 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #26 |
Saturday, 14 November 1885

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Match Record
Game Record

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Piggott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1885-
HT Score: 🟥 0-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 0-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟥

Officials

Referee: Piggott | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1885-
Umpires: William McGregor (Villa) and W. Shaw (Derby)

Previous 5 vs. Derby County: None

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Head to Head

Total 🕒 1 | 🟩 W0 (0% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(0% ) | 🟥 L1 (100% ) | ⚽ 0 | 🥅 2 | GD -2

Match Stats

Not recorded

Management Committee 1879-86

🕒 26 | 🟩 | 16 🟨 | 4 🟥 6 | 2.00

Villa Career Form:

Top 4

What they Said

"Play was resumed at a tremendous pace, and the ball travelled from one end to the other without either side being able to claim superiority."

ASSOCIATION RULES.
ENGLISH CUP.

DERBY COUNTY v. ASTON VILLA

The tie in the second round of the National Cup competition was decided at Derby.

Both teams were in splendid condition, and the game was fast throughout. At the commencement play was very even, the assistance of each goalkeeper frequently being called into requisition; but half an hour elapsed before a goal was got, and that was placed to the credit of the home team.

Play was resumed at a tremendous pace, and the ball travelled from one end to the other without either side being able to claim superiority.

Derby County got a second goal after half time; from a left wing pass, Evans shot in the Villa custodian’s hands and he let it slip through.

From now to the finish the excitement was very great but no further score was made and Derby County won by two goals to one.

FA Cup

Derby County

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Racehorse Ground

Attendance: 5,000

GK Walter Luntley
B Haydn Morley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Albert Williamson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB G. F. Cooper
HB Jack Flowers
HB Harry Wharmby
RW George Bakewell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
RW Benjamin Spilsbury | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LW Albert Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
LW Lewis Cooper | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
CF George Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Management Committee
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Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Yellow Cards (Warnings, Cautions, Bookings)

None

Red Cards (Ordered from Field of Play, Dismissals, Sendings Off)

None

Opposition Trophy Record

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

Opposition Matchday Squad

Opposition Unavailable

Not Recorded

League Table
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1885-86
Playing Squad
GK Charlie Hobson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #35 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
D Joe Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #26 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
D Tom Riddell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #30 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
D Wally Jones | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #36 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #16 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Fred Dawson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #17 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Jack Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #33 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
M Robert Price | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #29 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Albert A Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #32 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #5 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #14 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #18 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
F Richmond Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #34 |
🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg
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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 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
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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