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Game #36
1886-87
Position:
Final
FA Cup Final
West Bromwich Albion
Kennington Oval, London
Attendance: 15,500
Saturday, 2 April 1887
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
Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | Archie Hunter |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
AT A GLANCE
Game #36
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).
MATCH INCIDENTS
Major Marindin
Villa
West Bromwich Albion
🟨 | Booking
🟥 | Sending off
💥+ | Incidents e.g. penalty awarded
💥- | Incidents e.g. penalty conceded, goal disallowed
💥 | Incidents e.g. refused clear pen
🆘 | Notably poor refereeing performance
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 |
TEAM NEWS
Villa named an unchanged line up for the fifth successive game as they tackled their first ever FA Cup final.
UNAVAILABLE
Not recorded
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
STAFF
STARTING LINE UP
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 |
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
UNUSED SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
THE OPPOSITION
Roberts, Green H, Aldridge, Timmins, Perry, Horton, Pearson Paddock, Bayliss, Green T, Woodhall.
ex: Also played for the Villa
g: Scored
s/o: Sent off
s-: Sub off; s+: Sub on
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.
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
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
MANAGER WATCH
POSITION
MATCH PROGRAMME
MATCH PROGRAMME
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
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