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Aston Villa

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Saturday, 30 October 1880

1880-81

1st Round

Won

5-3

Wednesbury Strollers

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FA Cup

Wellington Road, Perry Barr

Attendance: 2,000

🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road

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Scorer(s) | Not recorded

Assist(s) | None

Fixture List

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🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road

FA Cup

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🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge

FA Cup

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🟩 12 Feb 1881, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Trent Bridge

FA Cup

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🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

FA Cup

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On This Day

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On this day in Villa history

Saturday, 30 October 1880

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Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩

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Management Committee 1879-86

🕒 3 | 🟩 | 2 🟨 | 1 🟥 0 | 2.33

Villa Career Form:

Champions

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Game #3

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Match Record

Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 30 October 1880

Game Record

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩

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Head to Head

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Previous 5 vs. Wednesbury Strollers: None

Total 🕒 1 | 🟩 W1 (100% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 5 | 🥅 3 | GD 2

Trophy Cabinet

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Aston Villa

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

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Wednesbury Strollers

FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌

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Squad News

Debut Appearances

🟢 GK George Copley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🟢 IR Bill Watts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
🟢 IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Final Appearances

🔴 HB Charlie Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1879-80 | 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #9 |

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Match Timeline

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🟢 | 1’ Debut, George Copley, Bill Watts, Howard Vaughton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-3 Wednesbury Strollers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers

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Officials

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Referee: Unknown

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Officials

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Referee Profile

VAR Profile (Post 2021)

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Officials

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Villa Bookings

None

Villa Sendings Off

None

Opposition Bookings

None

Opposition Sendings Off

None

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Match Stats

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Not recorded

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Line Up & Subs

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Aston Villa
Management Committee 1879-86

GK George Copley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Charlie Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
IR Bill Watts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF William Crossland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Wednesbury Strollers
Management Committee

GK Beddow
B Alf Harvey
HB Scott
HB Tom Bryan
HB Jones
IR Powis
IR Parker
IL Knowles
IL Taylor
CF Burns
CF Reilly

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Team News

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Aston Villa

Not recorded

George Copley, Bill Watts and Howard Vaughton come into the 1880-81 squad to make their Villa FA Cup debuts.

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Wednesbury Strollers

Not Recorded

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Matchday Squads

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Wednesbury Strollers

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Match Media

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What they Said

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"After the change of ends the Villa played up in grand style, completely turning the tables on their adversaries."

ENGLISH CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION.
ASTON VILLA v. WEDNESBURY STROLLERS.

These two clubs met at Perry Bar on Saturday to play off their draw in the first round of the Football Association Cup ties.

The early part of the game was very exciting, the Strollers, who had the advantage of down hill, scoring three goals to their opponents' one up to half-time.

After the change of ends the Villa played up in grand style, completely turning the tables on their adversaries, and they eventually won by five goals to three.

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Match Highlights

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Team Selection

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Goalkeeper

GK George Copley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Defenders

B Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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HB Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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HB Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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HB Charlie Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Midfielders

IR Bill Watts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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IR Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Forwards

CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
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CF William Crossland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
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Substitutes

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Sub 1

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Sub 4

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1880-81

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First Team Squad

GK George Copley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #13 |

Goalkeeper

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

M Arthur Brown | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #16 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

M Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #10 |

Midfielder

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Bill Watts | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #15 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

CF William Crossland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #2 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

D Harry Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #11 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

M Charlie Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #6 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

CF Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #4 |

Forward

🟩 23 Nov 2025 Villa 2-1 Leeds, Elland Road IG2.jpg

Where are they now?

F Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #3 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

D Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #8 |

Defender

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Where are they now?

M Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #7 |

Midfielder

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Where are they now?

CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #5 |

Forward

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Where are they now?

F Howard Vaughton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #14 |

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
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
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
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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
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Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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