Aston Villa
5-1-1, 11 PTS
Saturday, 20 October 1888
1888-89
2nd (-)
Won
3-2
Bolton Wanderers
2-0-5, 4 PTS
Football League
Pike's Lane
Attendance: 8,000
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
Scorer(s) | Dennis Hodgetts | 1-1 | Archie Hunter | 2-2 | Albert Allen | 3-2 |
Assist(s) | None
Fixture List
🟨 8 Sep 1888, Villa 1-1 Wolves, Dudley Road
Football League
🟩 15 Sep 1888, Villa 5-1 Stoke, Wellington Road
Football League
🟩 22 Sep 1888, Villa 2-1 Everton, Wellington Road
Football League
🟩 29 Sep 1888, Villa 9-1 Notts County, Wellington Road
Football League
🟥 6 Oct 1888, Villa 0-2 Everton, Anfield
Football League
🟩 13 Oct 1888, Villa 6-1 Blackburn, Wellington Road
Football League
🟩 20 Oct 1888, Villa 3-2 Bolton, Pike's Lane
Football League
🟩 27 Oct 1888, Villa 4-3 Accrington, Wellington Road
Football League
🟨 3 Nov 1888, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Football League
🟨 10 Nov 1888, Villa 1-1 Preston, Deepdale
Football League
🟥 17 Nov 1888, Villa 1-5 Blackburn, Leamington Road
Football League
🟩 24 Nov 1888, Villa 2-1 Wolves, Wellington Road
Football League
🟩 8 Dec 1888, Villa 4-2 Notts County, Trent Bridge
Football League
🟨 15 Dec 1888, Villa 1-1 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road
Football League
🟩 22 Dec 1888, Villa 4-2 Burnley, Wellington Road
Football League
🟩 29 Dec 1888, Villa 4-2 Derby, Wellington Road
Football League
🟥 5 Jan 1889, Villa 0-4 Burnley, Turf Moor
Football League
🟩 12 Jan 1889, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road
Football League
🟩 19 Jan 1889, Villa 2-0 Albion, Wellington Road
Football League
🟨 26 Jan 1889, Villa 3-3 Albion, Stoney Lane
Football League
🟩 2 Feb 1889, Villa 3-2 Witton, Wellington Road
FA Cup
🟥 9 Feb 1889, Villa 0-2 Preston, Wellington Road
Football League
🟩 16 Feb 1889, Villa 5-3 Derby, Wellington Road
FA Cup
🟥 2 Mar 1889, Villa 1-8 Blackburn, Leamington Road
FA Cup
🟥 9 Mar 1889, Villa 2-5 Derby, Racecourse Ground
Football League
On This Day
Saturday, 20 October 1888
Villa face Bolton Wanderers for the first time in competitive football, Bolton become the 25th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa win their second consecutive game and make it 5 wins in 7 league games in the inaugural Football League. Still no League clean sheet however.
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
🕒 21 | 🟩 | 15 🟨 4 🟥 2 | 2.33
Villa Career Form:
Champions
Game #47
Match Record
Season | 1888-89 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #21 |
Saturday, 20 October 1888
Game Record
Manager: George Ramsay | 🏴 | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟨 0-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-2
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟥 🟩 🟩
Head to Head
Previous 5 vs. Bolton: None
Total 🕒 1 | 🟩 W1 (100% ) | 🟨 D0 | 🇺(100% ) | 🟥 L0 (0% ) | ⚽ 3 | 🥅 2 | GD 1
Trophy Cabinet
Aston Villa
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: 🏆
Last Trophy: 1886-87
Bolton Wanderers
League Champions: ❌
FA Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: ❌
Squad News
Debut Appearances
Final Appearances
Match Timeline
🕒 | HT Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Aston Villa
🥅 | 46’ Goal, 0-1, (Bolton Wanderers)
⚽ | 49' Goal, 1-1, Dennis Hodgetts
🥅 | Goal, 1-2, (Bolton Wanderers), Barbour
⚽ | Goal, 2-2, Archie Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 3-2, Albert Allen
🕒 | FT Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Aston Villa
Officials
Referee: Unknown
Officials
Referee Profile
VAR Profile (Post 2021)
Officials
Villa Bookings
None
Villa Sendings Off
None
Opposition Bookings
None
Opposition Sendings Off
None
Match Stats
Not recorded
Line Up & Subs
Aston Villa
George Ramsay | 🏴 | 1886-1926
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 |
B Gershom Cox | 🏴 |
B Frank Coulton | 🏴 |
HB Harry Yates | 🏴 |
HB Jack Burton | 🏴 |
HB Harry Devey | 🏴 |
IR Albert Brown | 🏴 |
IR Tommy Green | 🏴 |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IL Albert Allen | 🏴 | ⚽ |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Bolton Wanderers
John Bentley | 🏴 |
GK Charlie Harrison | 🏴 |
B Bethell Robinson | 🏴 |
B Fletcher
HB Peter Bullough | 🏴 |
HB Weir
HB Robert Roberts | 🏴 |
F Kenny Davenport | 🏴 |
F James Brogan | 🏴 |
F Alexander Barbour | 🏴 | ⚽ |
F John Milne | 🏴 |
F Harry Tyrer | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Team News
Aston Villa
Injury | 1 |
HB Archie Goodall | 🏴 |
Harry Devey returns with new signing Archie Goodall missing out through injury.
Bolton Wanderers
Not Recorded
Matchday Squads
Aston Villa
Bolton Wanderers
Match Media
What they Said
"A splendid game was witnessed, the play being fast and furious."
SATURDAY’S FOOTBALL.
LEAGUE MATCHES.
ASTON VILLA V. BOLTON WANDERERS
This match was played at Bolton in the presence of 7,000 spectators.
The Villa kicked off, and give-and-take play was witnessed, both sets of backs doing well.
The Wanderers pressed heavily, but the visitors’ defence was grand, shot after shot being repelled smartly by Warner.
The Wanderers had very hard lines, and half-time was called with neither side having scored.
On crossing over, the Wanderers, playing with great dash, scored from a scrimmage a minute after the start.
The Villans then took up the pressure and Hodgetts equalised after a few more minutes’ play.
Barbour then scored amid tremendous excitement, and Hunter again equalised, the game being 2 each.
A splendid game was witnessed, the play being fast and furious. The excitement was very great when Allen scored for the Villa, who then led by 3 to 2.
The Wanderers strove hard to make matters equal but no other goals were scored, and the Villa won a most interesting game by 3 to 2.
Aston Villa: Warner, goal; Cox and Coulton, backs; Burton. Devey, and Yates, half- backs; Brown, Green, Hunter, Allen, and Hodgetts, forwards.
Wanderers: Harris, goal ; Robinson and Fletcher, backs ; Bullough, Weir, and Roberts, half-backs; Davenport, Brogan, Barbour, Milne, and Tyler, forwards.
Match Highlights
Team Selection
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Substitutes
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1888-89
First Team Squad
GK Jimmy Warner | 🏴 | #41 |
Goalkeeper
Where are they now?
D Frank Coulton | 🏴 | #37 |
Defender
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M Archie Wollaston | 🏴 | #52 |
Midfielder
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M Harry Devey | 🏴 | #45 |
Midfielder
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W Thomas Harrison | 🏴 | #51 |
Winger
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CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | #5 |
Forward
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F Tommy Green | 🏴 | #46 |
Forward
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GK Walter Ashmore | 🏴 | #49 |
Goalkeeper
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D Gershom Cox | 🏴 | #44 |
Defender
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M Arthur Dixon | 🏴 | #48 |
Midfielder
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M Harry Yates | 🏴 | #42 |
Midfielder
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F Albert A Brown | 🏴 | #32 |
Forward
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F Batty Garvey | 🏴 | #47 |
Forward
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D Bob Thomas | 🏴 | #53 |
Defender
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M Archie Goodall | 🇮🇪 | #50 |
Midfielder
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M Fred Dawson | 🏴 | #17 |
Midfielder
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M Jack Burton | 🏴 | #33 |
Midfielder
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CF Albert Allen | 🏴 | #43 |
Forward
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F Dennis Hodgetts | 🏴 | #38 |
Forward
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Matchday Programme
League Table
