Game #36
Saturday, 2 April 1887
Attendance: 15,500
Won
FA Cup Final
Final
West Bromwich Albion
WWWWW
Kennington Oval, London
Dennis Hodgetts scored Villa's opener to secure their first major trophy and first FA Cup win as they vanquish West Bromwich Albion at the Oval.
Aston Villa
2-0
West Brom
Assist(s) | Not recorded
KEY MAN
Dennis Hodgetts scored Villa's opener in the FA Cup final on 60' sending Villa on the way to their first major trophy, Saturday, 2 April 1887
RELATED MATCHES
MATCH TIMELINE
HT Aston Villa 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
60’ Goal, 1-0, Dennis Hodgetts
Goal, 2-0, Archie Hunter
FT Aston Villa 2-0 West Bromwich Albion
ON THIS DAY
Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa secure their first major trophy and first FA Cup win as they vanquish West Bromwich Albion at the Oval thanks to goals from Dennis Hodgetts and Archie Hunter.
Meanwhile, forwards Richmond Davis and Howard Vaughton made their final appearances for the Villa.
Aston Villa
West Bromwich Albion
FIXTURE HISTORY
Previous 5 vs. Albion: | - | - | - | 🟨 | 🟥 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1886-87 |
Matchday | #10 |
Manager Game | #10 |
Saturday, 2 April 1887
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Francis Marindin
FT Score | 2-0 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WWWWW |
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Major Marindin (President of the Football Association).
Umpires: Messrs. Lt. P. Gregson (Lancashire Association) and J C. Clegg (Sheffield Association).
CARDS
Villa
West Bromwich Albion
TEAM NEWS
Villa named an unchanged line up for the fifth successive game as they tackled their first ever FA Cup final.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 24.83 |
Oldest Player |
WH Fred Dawson | 28.35 |
Youngest Player |
D Frank Coulton | 19.18 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
MANAGER
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner |
D Frank Coulton |
D Joe Simmonds |
M Fred Dawson |
M Harry Yates |
M Jack Burton |
F Albert Brown |
F Richmond Davis |
F Archie Hunter |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Howard Vaughton |
West Bromwich Albion
Roberts, Green H, Aldridge, Timmins, Perry, Horton, Pearson Paddock, Bayliss, Green T, Woodhall.
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
Not Recorded
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
"The Albion men themselves exhibited an overweening confidence as to the result. They resented, with angry disdain, any hint that after all their opponents had an outside chance, and a prediction that the Villa would win was regarded as a deliberate insult, probably actuated by corrupt motives."
*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Thursday, 31 March 1887