Game #45
Saturday, 6 October 1888
Attendance: 10,000
Lost
Football League
4th (-2)
Everton
DWWWL
Anfield
Jimmy Warner saved Villa from a heavier defeat as Villa fail to score and concede two goals and lose in the League for the first time.
Everton
2-0
Aston Villa
Assist(s) | None
KEY MAN
Jimmy Warner saved Villa from a heavier defeat as they lose their first ever League game, Saturday, 6 October 1888
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MATCH TIMELINE
[Exact chronological timings not recorded]
42’ Goal, 0-1, (Everton)
HT Everton 1-0 Aston Villa
Player retired injured, Albert Brown
Player retired injured, (Everton)
70’ Goal, 0-2, (Everton)
FT Everton 2-0 Aston Villa
ON THIS DAY
Villa suffer their first ever league defeat and are yet to keep a clean sheet in 5 league matches.
Aston Villa
Everton
FIXTURE HISTORY
Everton
Previous 5 vs. Everton: | - | - | - | - | 🟩 |
FIXTURE DETAILS
Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #19 |
Saturday, 6 October 1888
MATCH SUMMARY
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWWWL |
MATCH OFFICIALS
CARDS
Villa
Everton
TEAM NEWS
Fred Dawson returns as Arthur Dixon drops out.
TEAM STATS
[Exact birth dates not recorded]
Starting XI Average Age
| 25.99 |
Oldest Player |
WH Fred Dawson | 29.87 |
Youngest Player |
D Frank Coulton | 20.69 |
MANAGER
MANAGER
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Aston Villa
GK Jimmy Warner |
D Gershom Cox |
D Frank Coulton |
D Harry Devey |
M Fred Dawson |
M Harry Yates |
F Albert Brown |
F Tommy Green |
F Albert Allen |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Archie Hunter |
Everton
Smalley, Ross, Dick, Weir, Holt, Farmer, McKinnion, Watson. Sugg, Waugh, Chadwick.
Manager: William Edward Barclay.
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 Everton committee had issued a handbill exonerating the Villa officials for the unruly conduct of spectators at Birmingham"
*The Birmingham Daily Post*
Monday, 8 October 1888
SATURDAY’S FOOTBALL.
THE LEAGUE MATCHES.
EVERTON V. ASTON VILLA - These teams met at Everton in splendid weather, and in the presence of 10,000 persons.
The Everton committee had issued a handbill exonerating the Villa officials for the unruly conduct of spectators at Birmingham, and asking the spectators to give the visitors a hearty reception.
Hodgetts and Dick shook hands before commencing.
The Villa kicked off against the sun, but with the wind, at four o’clock, and Ross made the first return.
McKinnion put a shot in which Warner caught, and directly afterwards Warner made two splendid saves, and Waugh kicked just outside.
The Villa attacked, but Brown was winded and the game was stopped a few minutes.
Everton then missed an easy chance in scoring, and Warner again saved from Watson.
The Villa passing was now conspicuous, and they were often dangerous. Watson shot wildly, Chadwick got away and shot, and Warner threw the ball over the bar to save just as Sugg got at him.
Ross was next cheered for some grand back play. McKinnion gave Warner plenty to do, as also did Watson, but he repelled everything until three minutes from half-time, when Waugh scored from Watson’s pass, and Everton led at the interval by 1 to 0.
Crossing over, Green was first dangerous, beating Ross, but shooting behind.
Everton then had a look in, and Chadwick tried two medium shots without effect. McKinnion then threw away a grand opportunity, and Warner saved marvellously from Waugh.
Directly afterwards Brown and Waugh left the field simultaneously, both being hurt in a charge, and the game progressed ten a-side.
The ball seldom visited the Everton end. Farmer scored a second goal for Everton with twenty minutes to play.
The Villa could make no impression on the defence of Ross, Dick, Holt, and Smalley, and the Everton forwards were faster throughout. Chadwick had a nice shot which nearly scored. Hunter then led an incursion into Everton territory, but it was short-lived. The home team were much the better right up to the finish, and but for Warner’s goal-keeping the Villa defeat would have been much heavier. Final result: Everton, 2; Villa, 0.
Everton: Smalley, goal; Ross and Dick, backs; Weir, Holt, and Farmer, half-backs; McKinnion, Watson. Sugg, Waugh, and Chadwick, forwards.
Aston Villa : Warner, goal; Cox and Coulion, backs; Yates, Devey, and Dawson, half-backs; Brown, Green, Hunter, Allen, and Hodgetts, forwards.