Game #37
Aston Villa
Saturday, 15 October 1887
Oldbury Town
0-4
Aston Villa (Holders)
FA Cup
Oldbury Town
Oldbury
Attendance: 3,500
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Assist(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 15' |
MATCH SUMMARY
KEY MAN
MATCH TIMELINE
Saturday, 15 October 1887
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Gershom Cox, Harry Devey, Tommy Green, Albert Allen
⚽ | 15’ Goal, 1-0, Albert Brown, Assist by Dennis Hodgetts
🕒 | HT Oldbury Town 0-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-0, Albert Allen
⚽ | Goal, 3-0, Dennis Hodgetts
⚽ | Goal, 4-0, Albert Brown
🕒 | FT Oldbury Town 0-4 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Secretary Manager George Ramsay's Villa hammer Oldbury Town in their first game defending their 1887 FA Cup win as Gershom Cox, Harry Devey, Tommy Green & Albert Allen make their debuts for Villa.
Aston Villa
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886-87
Oldbury Town
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
FIXTURE DETAILS
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Season | 1887-88 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #11 |
Saturday, 15 October 1887
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Score: 🟩 4-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
MANAGERIAL RECORD
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
GAMES | WINS | DRAWS | LOSSES | POINTS PER GAME
🕒 11 | 🟩 | 8 🟨 3 🟥 0 | 2.45
Villa Career Form:
Champions
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Unknown
Cards: None
TEAM NEWS
Cup holders Villa hand FA Cup debuts to Gershom Cox, Harry Devey, Tommy Green & Albert Allen.
TEAM STATS
Starting XI Average Age:
| 24.57 |
Oldest Player:
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | 28.08 |
Youngest Player:
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 | 19.72 |
MANAGER
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
![Villa.gif](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9be7fa_96a57f1d2d7a47c2b98d9218b9892ca5~mv2.gif)
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴 | 🟢 |
HB Harry Yates | 🏴 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 | ⚽ | ⚽ |
IR Tommy Green | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IL Albert Allen | 🏴 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | 🔥 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Unknown
Oldbury Town
GK Matthews
B Bradbury
B Riddell
HB Hazlewood
HB F. Bunn
HB Stanton
IR Aston
IR W. Bunn
IL Southall
IL Barber
CF Neale
SUBSTITUTES
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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
Oldbury XI:
Home Nation 🏴 🏴 🏴 🇬🇧 : 11/11
MATCHDAY SQUAD
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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
🟢 B Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
🟢 HB Harry Devey | 🏴 |
🟢 RF Tommy Green | 🏴 |
🟢 LF Albert Allen | 🏴 |
FINAL APPEARANCES
MATCH STATS
Not recorded
MATCH QUOTES
MATCH REPORT
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*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 17 October 1887
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