1880-81
Player Records
Top Scorer ⚽ | League ⚽ | FA Cup ⚽ | League Cup ⚽ | Europe ⚽ | Other ⚽ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Andy Hunter | 🏴 | | n/a | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Most Assists 🔥 | Most Goal Involvements ⚽ | 🔥 |
|---|---|
1 | Eli Davis | 🏴 | | 3 | Andy Hunter | 🏴 | |
Most Appearances 🕒 | Most Starts ✅ |
|---|---|
7 Players with 4 appearances | 7 Players with 4 appearances |
Most Cards 🟨 | 🟥 |
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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
1880-81
Opposition Debuts |
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1. Wednesbury Strollers | 🏴 |
2. Nottingham Forest | 🏴 |
3. Notts County | 🏴 | |
1880-81
Biggest Wins
Biggest League Win 🟩 | ||
|---|---|---|
n/a |
Biggest Cup Win 🟩 | ||
|---|---|---|
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road |
1880-81
Manager Performance
Manager | From | To | 🕒 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🇺 | 🟩 % | 🟥 % | ⭕ % | ⛔ % | PPG | League PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Management Committee | Ongoing | Ongoing | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 75% | 25% | 75% | 0% | 2.25 |
🆕 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
1880-81
Season Performance
🕒 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | ⚽ | 🥅 | GD | GR | GPG | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % | 🟩 % | 🟥 % | ⭕ % | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 75% | 25% | 75% | 2.25 |
League Performance
🕒 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | ⚽ | 🥅 | GD | GR | GPG | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % | 🟩 % | 🟥 % | ⭕ % | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sequences
Winning Run 🟩 | Unbeaten Run ⭕ | No Win Run ❌ 🟩 | Losing Run 🟥 |
|---|---|---|---|
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
🆕 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
1880-81
League Table
League Table
Position | Club | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Previous 5 |
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1880-81
Results
# | Matchday Summary | Competition Summary | W | D | L | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road | FA Cup | 🟩 | 1st Round | ||
4 | 🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge | FA Cup | 🟩 | 2nd Round | ||
5 | 🟩 12 Feb 1881, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Trent Bridge | FA Cup | 🟩 | 3rd Round | ||
6 | 🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road | FA Cup | 🟥 | 4th Round |
1880-81
Transfers In
Player | Aged | Date | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F Bill Watts | 🏴 | #14 | | 21 | 1880 | Cocknage FC 🏴 | Free |
GK George Copley | 🏴 | #13 | | 19 | 1880 | Birmingham St. George's 🏴 | Free |
F Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | #15 | | 19 | 1880 | Wednesbury Strollers 🏴 | Free |
M Arthur Brown | 🏴 | #16 | | 22 | 1880 | Birmingham Excelsior FC 🏴 | Free |
1880-81
Transfers Out
Player | Aged | Date | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M Charlie Johnstone | 🏴 | #9 | | 24 | 1880 | Lozells British Constitutionals FC 🏴 | Free |
F Bill Watts | 🏴 | #14 | | 21 | 1881 | Retired | Released |
1880-81
Final Appearances
🆕 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
1880-81
Defenders
Player | 🎂 | 🆕 | 🔴 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | ⚽ | 🔥 | GI | 🟨 | 🟥 | Career to Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D Ted Lee | 🏴 | #5 | | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879- | 6 | 0 | | ||
B Harry Simmonds | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879- | 5 | 0 | |
1880-81
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
1880-81
Midfielders
Player | 🎂 | 🆕 | 🔴 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | ⚽ | 🔥 | GI | 🟨 | 🟥 | Career to Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HB Sammy Law | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879- | 6 | 1 | | ||
HB Tommy Pank | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879- | 6 | 0 | | ||
HB Arthur Brown | 21 | 🆕 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1880- | 3 | 0 | | |
M Charlie Johnstone | 🏴 | #9 | | 24 | 🔴 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879-80 | 2 | 0 | |
1880-81
Wingers
Player | 🎂 | 🆕 | 🔴 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | ⚽ | 🔥 | GI | 🟨 | 🟥 | Career to Date |
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1880-81
Forwards
Player | 🎂 | 🆕 | 🔴 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | ⚽ | 🔥 | GI | 🟨 | 🟥 | Career to Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IL Howard Vaughton | 19 | 🆕 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1880- | 4 | 1 | | |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | #8 | | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1879- | 6 | 2 | | ||
F Eli Davis | 🏴 | #6 | | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1879- | 6 | 1 | | ||
IR Andy Hunter | 16 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1879- | 5 | 4 | | ||
F William Crossland | 24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1879- | 5 | 0 | | ||
IR Bill Watts | 21 | 🆕 | 🔴 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1880-81 | 3 | 0 | |
1880-81
Appearances 🕒
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IL Howard Vaughton | 4 | 4 | |||
GK George Copley | 4 | 4 | |||
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | #8 | | 4 | 4 | |||
F Eli Davis | 🏴 | #6 | | 4 | 4 | |||
D Ted Lee | 🏴 | #5 | | 4 | 4 | |||
HB Sammy Law | 4 | 4 | |||
HB Tommy Pank | 4 | 4 | |||
F William Crossland | 3 | 3 | |||
IR Bill Watts | 3 | 3 | |||
B Harry Simmonds | 3 | 3 | |||
HB Arthur Brown | 3 | 3 | |||
IR Andy Hunter | 3 | 3 | |||
M Charlie Johnstone | 🏴 | #9 | | 1 | 1 |
1880-81
Starts ✅
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IL Howard Vaughton | 4 | 4 | |||
GK George Copley | 4 | 4 | |||
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | #8 | | 4 | 4 | |||
F Eli Davis | 🏴 | #6 | | 4 | 4 | |||
IR Andy Hunter | 4 | 3 | |||
D Ted Lee | 🏴 | #5 | | 4 | 4 | |||
HB Sammy Law | 4 | 4 | |||
HB Tommy Pank | 4 | 4 | |||
F William Crossland | 3 | 3 | |||
IR Bill Watts | 3 | 3 | |||
B Harry Simmonds | 3 | 3 | |||
HB Arthur Brown | 3 | 3 | |||
M Charlie Johnstone | 🏴 | #9 | | 1 | 1 |
1880-81
Substitutes 🔁
Player | Total | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe |
|---|
1880-81
Unused Substitutes 🇺
Player | Unused |
|---|
1880-81
Goals ⚽
Player | Total | GPG | League | Lg GPG | FA Cup | FA GPG | League Cup | Lc GPG | Europe | EU GPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IR Andy Hunter | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | #8 | | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
IL Howard Vaughton | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
F Eli Davis | 🏴 | #6 | | 1 | 1 |
Goals Scored ⚽, Games per Goal GPG
1880-81
Goal Involvements
Player | Involvements | GPGi | League | Lg GPGi | FA Cup | FA GPGi | League Cup | Lc GPGi | Europe | EU GPGi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IR Andy Hunter | 3 | |||||||||
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | #8 | | 2 | |||||||||
F Eli Davis | 🏴 | #6 | | 2 | |||||||||
IL Howard Vaughton | 1 |
Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
1880-81
Bookings 🟨
Player | Cautions 🟨 |
|---|
Sendings Off 🟥
Player | Red Cards 🟥 |
|---|
1880-81
'Keepers
Player | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GK George Copley | 4 | 8 | 2.00 | 0 | 0% |
Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔
1880-81
Matches
🟩 30 Oct 1880, Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers, Wellington Road
FA Cup
Game #3
Scorer(s) | Not recorded
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
HT Score: 🟥 1-3
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 5-3
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #1 |
Manager Game | #3 |
Saturday, 30 October 1880
1st Round
Starting XI
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 | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
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
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, George Copley, Bill Watts, Howard Vaughton
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-3 Wednesbury Strollers
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 5-3 Wednesbury Strollers
On This Day
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.
🟩 4 Dec 1880, Villa 2-1 Forest, Trent Bridge
FA Cup
Game #4
Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 1-0 | Howard Vaughton | 2-1 |
Assist(s) | Eli Davis | 1-0 |
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Referee: Rev. J. R. B. Owen | 🏴 | 1880-
Kick off: 2.50pm
HT Score: 🟩 1-0
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 2-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #2 |
Manager Game | #4 |
Saturday, 4 December 1880
2nd Round
Starting XI
GK George Copley | 🏴 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 | 🟢 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | 🔥 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IR Bill Watts | 🏴 |
IR Andy Hunter | 🏴 |
CF Archie Hunter | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Starting XI
GK John Sands | 🏴 |
B Charles Caborn | 🏴 |
3QB Walter Luntley | 🏴 |
3QB Edwin Luntley | 🏴 |
HB Ernest Jardine | 🏴 |
HB Mark Holroyd | 🏴 |
F William Parr | 🏴 |
F A.H. Smith | 🏴 |
F Teddy Earp | 🏴 |
F John Turner | 🏴 |
CF Sam Widdowson | 🏴 | ⚽ |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
🟢 | 1’ Debut, Arthur Brown
⚽ | Goal, 1-0, Andy Hunter, Assist by Eli Davis
🕒 | HT Nottingham Forest 0-1 Aston Villa
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Nottingham Forest), Sam Widdowson
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Howard Vaughton
🕒 | FT Nottingham Forest 1-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa face Nottingham Forest for the first time in competitive football, Forest become the 3rd team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa beat Forest on their own patch in the second round of the FA Cup as forward Arthur Brown made his Villa debut in the Cup.
🟩 12 Feb 1881, Villa 3-1 Notts County, Trent Bridge
FA Cup
Game #5
Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 6' | 2-1 | Archie Hunter | 3-1 |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Manager: Management Committee 1879-86
Referee: Unknown
Kick off: 3.40pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟩 Won
FT Score: 🟩 3-1
Last 5: 🟨 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #3 |
Manager Game | #5 |
Saturday, 12 February 1881
3rd Round
Starting XI
GK George Copley | 🏴 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
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 H. Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
B Alfred Dobson | 🏴 |
B H. Jepson | 🏴 |
HB W. M'Crae | 🏴 |
HB S. Palmer | 🏴 |
HB H. Chapman | 🏴 |
LW Harry Cursham | 🏴 |
LW E. H. Greenhalgh | 🏴 |
RW Arthur Cursham | 🏴 |
RW C. Cursham | 🏴 | ⚽
CF Harold Morse | 🏴 |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
⚽ | 6’ Goal, 1-0, Andy Hunter
🥅 | Goal, 1-1, (Notts County), C Cursham
🕒 | HT Notts County 1-1 Aston Villa
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Andy Hunter
⚽ | Goal, 3-1, Archie Hunter
🕒 | FT Notts County 1-3 Aston Villa
On This Day
Villa play a second successive away tie in Nottingham but are successful once again and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
Villa face Notts County for the first time in competitive football, County become the 4th team that the Villa first team has played in League or Cup football.
Villa play a second successive away tie in Nottingham but are successful once again and progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup.
🟥 19 Feb 1881, Villa 2-3 Stafford Road, Wellington Road
FA Cup
Game #6
Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-1 | Eli Davis | 2-1 |
Assist(s) | William Crossland | 1-1 |
Manager: Management Committee 1879-1886
Referee: W. Dodsworth | 🏴 | 1881-
Kick off: 3.30pm
HT Score: 🟨 1-1
FT Result: 🟥 Lost
FT Score: 🟥 2-3
Last 5: 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟩 🟥
Season | 1880-81 |
Matchday | #4 |
Manager Game | #6 |
Saturday, 19 February 1881
4th Round
Starting XI
GK George Copley | 🏴 |
B Harry Simmonds | 🏴 |
B Ted Lee | 🏴 |
HB Arthur Brown | 🏴 |
HB Tommy Pank | 🏴 |
HB Sammy Law | 🏴 |
IR Bill Watts | 🏴 | 🔴 |
IL Eli Davis | 🏴 | ⚽ |
IL Howard Vaughton | 🏴 |
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 Colin Dorrance
HB G. Selman
HB Turton
HB A. Nicholls
F A. T. Ward
F R. Gowland ⚽ ⚽
F James
F Shone
F J. W. Whitehead
F Charles Crump ⚽
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline
🥅 | Goal, 0-1, (Stafford Road), Gowland
⚽ | Goal, 1-1, Archie Hunter, Assist by William Crossland
🕒 | HT Aston Villa 1-1 Stafford Road
⚽ | Goal, 2-1, Eli Davis
🥅 | Goal, 2-2, (Stafford Road), Crump
🥅 | Goal, 2-3, (Stafford Road), Gowland
🕒 | FT Aston Villa 2-3 Stafford Road
On This Day
Villa are knocked out of the FA Cup on merit for the first time by Wolverhampton's premier club Stafford Road Railway Works Football Club.
Utility player Bill Watts made his final appearance for Villa.