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Game #3

Aston Villa

Saturday, 30 October 1880

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Won

1st Round

Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩

FA Cup

Wednesbury Strollers

Wellington Road, Perry Barr

Attendance: 2,000

Aston Villa

5-3

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Wednesbury Strollers

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Assist(s) | Not recorded

MANAGER

Management Committee 1879-86

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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

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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

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No Substitutions permitted in period

SUBSTITUTES

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No Substitutions permitted in period

🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road

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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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