1879-80

Season Summary

	League	Position		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe
	n/a	n/a		2nd Round		n/a		n/a

Season Summary

Records

1879-80

Player Records

Top Scorer ⚽	League ⚽	FA Cup ⚽	League Cup ⚽	Europe ⚽	Other ⚽
2 \| Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|	n/a	2	n/a	n/a	n/a

Most Assists 🔥	Most Goal Involvements ⚽ \| 🔥
1 \| Eli Davis \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| Andy Hunter \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \|	2 \| Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|

Most Appearances 🕒	Most Starts ✅
10 Players with 2 appearances	10 Players with 2 appearances

Most Cards 🟨 \| 🟥
None

🆕 Debut Season, 🔴 Final Season, Age 🎂, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

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First Time Opponents

Opposition Debuts
Stafford Road \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \|

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Biggest Wins

		Biggest League Win 🟩
		n/a

		Biggest Cup Win 🟩
		🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

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Manager Performance

Manager	From	To	🕒	🟩	🟨	🟥	🇺	🟩 %	🟥 %	⭕ %	⛔ %	PPG	League PPG
Management Committee	13 Dec 1879	Ongoing	2	1	1	0	2	50%	0%	100%	0%	2.00

🆕 Debut Season, 🔴 Final Season, Age 🎂, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, ⭕ Unbeaten, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Performance

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Season Performance

🕒	🟩	🟨	🟥	⚽	🥅	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	⛔	⛔ %	🟩 %	🟥 %	⭕ %	PPG
2	1	1	0	4	2	2	2	2	1	0	0%	50%	0%	100%	2.00

League Performance

🕒	🟩	🟨	🟥	⚽	🥅	GD	GR	GPG	CPG	⛔	⛔ %	🟩 %	🟥 %	⭕ %	PPG

Sequences

Winning Run 🟩	Unbeaten Run ⭕	No Win Run ❌ 🟩	Losing Run 🟥
1	2	1	0

🆕 Debut Season, 🔴 Final Season, Age 🎂, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, ⭕ Unbeaten, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Goal Ratio GR,Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

1879-80

League Table

Position	Club		P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Previous 5

1879-80

Results

#	Matchday Summary	Competition Summary	W	D	L	Position
1	🟨 13 Dec 1879, Villa 1-1 Stafford Road	FA Cup		🟨		2nd Round
2	🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road	FA Cup	🟩			2nd Round

Fixtures

1879-80

Transfers In

Player	Aged	Date	From	Fee
D Ted Lee \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #5 \|	22	1879	Aston Manor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
CF William Crossland \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #10 \|	23	1879	Oldbury Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
M Sammy Law \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #4 \|	29	1879	Aston Unity 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
M Charlie Johnstone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #9 \|	23	1879	Saltley College FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
D Harry Simmonds \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #2 \|	21	1879	Wesleyan Methodists 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
F Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #7 \|	24	1879	Moseley Grasshoppers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
F Eli Davis \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #6 \|	24	1879	Wednesbury Strollers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
M Tommy Pank \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #3 \|	26	1879	Birmingham Excelsior FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
CF Andy Hunter \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #11 \|	15	1879	Vale of Leven FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	Free
CF Archie Hunter \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #8 \|	20	1879	Ayr Thistle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	Free
GK John Ball \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #1 \|	22	1879	Arcadians 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
F George Ramsay \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #12 \|	24	1879	Unattached	Free

Transfers

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Transfers Out

Player	Aged	Date	To	Fee
F George Ramsay \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #12 \|	24	1880	Retired	Released
F Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #7 \|	24	1880	Wednesbury Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free
GK John Ball \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #1 \|	23	1880	Walsall Town Swifts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	Free

1879-80

Debut Appearances

Player	Debut Match
GK John Ball \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #1 \|	13 December 1879
D Harry Simmonds \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #2 \|	13 December 1879
M Tommy Pank \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #3 \|	13 December 1879
M Sammy Law \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #4 \|	13 December 1879
D Ted Lee \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #5 \|	13 December 1879
F Eli Davis \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #6 \|	13 December 1879
F Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #7 \|	13 December 1879
CF Archie Hunter \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #8 \|	13 December 1879
M Charlie Johnstone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #9 \|	13 December 1879
CF William Crossland \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #10 \|	13 December 1879
CF Andy Hunter \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #11 \|	13 December 1879
F George Ramsay \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #12 \|	24 January 1880

Debut

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Final Appearances

Player	Final Match
GK John Ball \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #1 \|	24 January 1880
F Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #7 \|	24 January 1880
F George Ramsay \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #12 \|	24 January 1880

Final

Goalkeepers

1879-80

Goalkeepers

Player	🎂	🆕	🔴	🕒	✅	🔁	🇺	⛔	🥅	CPG	🟨	🟥	Career to Date
GK John Ball	22	🆕	🔴	2	2	0	0	0	2	1.00	0	0	1879-80 \| 2 \| 0 \|

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Defenders

Player	🎂	🆕	🔴	🕒	✅	🔁	🇺	⚽	🔥	GI	🟨	🟥	Career to Date
B Harry Simmonds	21	🆕		2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1879- \| 2 \| 0 \|
D Ted Lee \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #5 \|	22	🆕		2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1879- \| 2 \| 0 \|

Defenders

1879-80

Full Backs

Player	🎂	🆕	🔴	🕒	✅	🔁	🇺	⚽	🔥	GI	🟨	🟥	Career to Date

🆕 Debut Season, 🔴 Final Season, Age 🎂, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Full Backs

1879-80

Midfielders

Player	🎂	🆕	🕒	✅	⚽	GI	Career to Date
HB Sammy Law	29	🆕	2	2	1	1	1879- \| 2 \| 1 \|
HB Tommy Pank	26	🆕	2	2	0	0	1879- \| 2 \| 0 \|
M Charlie Johnstone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #9 \|	23	🆕	1	1	0	0	1879- \| 1 \| 0 \|

Midfielders

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Wingers

Player	🎂	🆕	🔴	🕒	✅	🔁	🇺	⚽	🔥	GI	🟨	🟥	Career to Date

Wingers

1879-80

Forwards

Player	🎂	🆕	🔴	🕒	✅	⚽	🔥	GI	Career to Date
F Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #7 \|	24	🆕	🔴	2	2	2	0	0	1879-80 \| 2 \| 0 \|
F Eli Davis \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #6 \|	23	🆕		2	2	0	1	1	1879- \| 2 \| 0 \|
CF Archie Hunter \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #8 \|	19	🆕		2	2	0	0	0	1879- \| 2 \| 0 \|
IR Andy Hunter	15	🆕		2	2	1	1	2	1879- \| 2 \| 1 \|
F William Crossland	23	🆕		2	2	0	0	0	1879- \| 2 \| 0 \|
F George Ramsay	24	🆕	🔴	1	1	0	0	0	1880 \| 1 \| 0 \|

Forwards

Stats

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Appearances 🕒

Player	Total	FA Cup
F Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #7 \|	2	2
B Harry Simmonds	2	2
GK John Ball	2	2
D Ted Lee \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #5 \|	2	2
F Eli Davis \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #6 \|	2	2
HB Sammy Law	2	2
CF Archie Hunter \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #8 \|	2	2
IR Andy Hunter	2	2
HB Tommy Pank	2	2
F William Crossland	2	2
M Charlie Johnstone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #9 \|	1	1
F George Ramsay	1	1

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Starts ✅

Player	Total	FA Cup
F Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #7 \|	2	2
B Harry Simmonds	2	2
GK John Ball	2	2
D Ted Lee \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #5 \|	2	2
F Eli Davis \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #6 \|	2	2
HB Sammy Law	2	2
CF Archie Hunter \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 \| #8 \|	2	2
IR Andy Hunter	2	2
HB Tommy Pank	2	2
F William Crossland	2	2
M Charlie Johnstone \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #9 \|	1	1
F George Ramsay	1	1

1879-80

Substitutes 🔁

Player	Total	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe

1879-80

Unused Substitutes 🇺

Player	Unused

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Goals ⚽

Player	Total	FA Cup
F Billy Mason \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #7 \|	2	2
HB Sammy Law	1	1
IR Andy Hunter	1	1

Goals Scored ⚽, Games per Goal GPG

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Assists

Player	Assists	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe
F Eli Davis \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #6 \|	1
IR Andy Hunter	1

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Goal Involvements

Player	Involvements	GPGi	League	Lg GPGi	FA Cup	FA GPGi	League Cup	Lc GPGi	Europe	EU GPGi
IR Andy Hunter	2
F Eli Davis \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #6 \|	1
HB Sammy Law	1

Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

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Bookings 🟨

Player	Cautions 🟨

Sendings Off 🟥

Player	Red Cards 🟥

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'Keepers

Player	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔ %
GK John Ball	2	2	1.00	0	0%

Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔

Matches

1879-80

Matches

🟨 13 Dec 1879, Villa 1-1 Stafford Road

FA Cup

Game #1

Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 1-1 |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: Unknown
FT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟨 Drew
Last 5 Games: 🟨

Season | 1879-80 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #1 |
Saturday, 13 December 1879

Match Report

2nd Round

Starting XI

GK John Ball | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
HB Charlie Johnstone | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 | ⚽ |
IF Billy Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 |
CF William Crossland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🟢 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

GK E. Ray
B G. Selman
HB A. Mayor
HB H. Vaughan
HB A. Nicholls
F J. W. Whitehead
F C. Davies
F W. Arthur
F W. Tisdell
F H. Crane
F Charles Crump ⚽

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

🟢 | 1’ Debut, John Ball, Harry Simmonds, Tommy Pank, Sammy Law, Ted Lee, Eli Davis, Billy Mason, Archie Hunter, Charlie Johnstone, William Crossland and Andy Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Stafford Road), Charles Crump
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Andy Hunter
🕒 | FT Stafford Road 1-1 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa embark on their first ever FA Cup tie and are held to a draw on the Wolverhampton ground of Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club despite Andy Hunter's strike.
Villa face Stafford Road for the first time in competitive football, Stafford Road become the 1st team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa received a Bye in the first round of the FA Cup and therefore made their Cup debut in the Second Round on the Wolverhampton ground of Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club needing an equaliser from Andy Hunter to force a replay at Wellington Road.
John Ball, Harry Simmonds, Tommy Pank, Sammy Law, Ted Lee, Eli Davis, Billy Mason, Archie Hunter, Charlie Johnstone, William Crossland and Andy Hunter made their FA Cup debuts for the club.
Andy Hunter scores Villa's first ever goal in the competition.

🟩 24 Jan 1880, Villa 3-1 Stafford Road, Wellington Road

FA Cup

Game #2

Scorer(s) | Billy Mason | 1-0 | 2-0 | Sammy Law | 3-0 |

Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: L. H. Cofield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 1880-
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩

Season | 1879-80 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #2 |
Saturday, 24 January 1880

Match Report

2nd Round

Starting XI

GK John Ball | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔴 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | 🔥 |
IF Billy Mason | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | ⚽ | ⚽ | 🔴 |
IF George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🟢 | 🔴 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 🔥 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
CF William Crossland | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI

GK E. Ray
B G. Selman
HB Muir
HB Grant
HB A. Nicholls
F C. Davies
F Reeves
F Holden
F H. Crane
F J. W. Whitehead
F Charles Crump ⚽

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa play their first ever home FA Cup tie and comprehensively beat Stafford Road yet it would still prove to be their final FA Cup outing of the season.
Having secured a draw in the original tie at the Wolverhampton ground of the Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club,
Villa sweep aside their opponents in the replay at Wellington Road.
Villa however, still an amateur and pecuniary disadvantaged club, had lost the toss for home status in the third round tie with Oxford University and withdrew from the competition being unable to formulate a side capable of fulfilling the fixture.
Meanwhile, forward and future Villa leader George Ramsay made his sole appearance for Villa in the FA Cup whilst goalkeeper John Ball and forward Billy Mason made their final appearances for Villa.