Game #3
Aston Villa
Saturday, 30 October 1880
Won
1st Round
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩
FA Cup
Wednesbury Strollers
Wellington Road, Perry Barr
Attendance: 2,000
Aston Villa
5-3
Wednesbury Strollers
Assist(s) | Not recorded
MANAGER
Management Committee 1879-86
Aston Villa
GK George Copley | 🏴 | 🟢 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 |
HB Charlie Johnstone | 🏴 | 🔴 |
IR Bill Watts | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | 🟢 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 |
CF William Crossland | 🏴 |
MANAGER
Unknown
Wednesbury Strollers
GK Beddow
B Alf Harvey
HB Scott
HB Tom Bryan
HB Jones
IR Powis
IR Parker
IL Knowles
IL Taylor
CF Burns
CF Reilly
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
SUBSTITUTES
No Substitutions permitted in period
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
ON THIS DAY
Saturday, 30 October 1880
Villa face Wednesbury Strollers for the first time in competitive football, Wednesbury Strollers become the 2nd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa record their biggest FA Cup win to date
Goalkeeper George Copley, utility player Bill Watts & forward Howard Vaughton made their Villa debuts in the FA Cup.
Meanwhile, forward Charlie Johnstone made his final appearance for Villa in the FA Cup.
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