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ASTON VILLA

Aston Villa

(Hunter, Hodgetts) 

Warner; Coulton, Simmonds; Yates, Dawson, Burton; Davis, Brown, Hunter, Vaughton. Hodgetts

West Bromwich Albion

Roberts; H. Green, Aldridge; Horton, Perry, Timmins; Woodhall, T. Green, Bayliss, Paddock, Pearson

Referee: Major Marindin

For the first time, but by no means the last, the Final was fought out by two sides from the Birmingham area. Albion, after their splendid 3-1 win against the Scottish imports of Preston North End in the semi-final, were expected to win, and they certainly began the match as if they had the world at their feet.

Villa could thank their defence for not cracking before the Albion on­slaught in the first twenty minutes. Warner played a brave game in goal, repeatedly foiling Albion's attempts to charge him, ball in hand. over his own goal-line.

West Bromwich attack as Bayliss heads for goal. Note the umpire by the far post, the lack of a goal net, and the look of Kennington Oval

Albion's forwards had tried so hard in the first half without the reward of a goal, that they began, perhaps understandably, to lose heart in the battle against the rugged Villa defenders. After half-time the play very definitely swung Villa's way, and they took the lead on the hour as a result of a ghastly error of judgement on the part of Albion goalkeeper Roberts. Assuming wrongly that Hodgetts was offside, Roberts made no attempt to save the winger's shot.

In the last minute. Hunter, Villa's centre-forward and captain, inter­cepted a back-pass, and, after colliding with Roberts, succeeded in stabbing the ball over the line while lying on the ground.

First Round

Blackburn R v Halliwell wo; Astley Bridge v Burnley 3-3, 2-2 (both disqualified); Bolton Wand v South Shore 5-3; Witton v Oswaldtwistle R 3-2; 3rd Lanark RVv Higher Walton 5-0; Darwen v Heart of Midlothian 7-1; Renton v Accrington S 1 -0; PNE v Queen's Pk, Glasgow 3-0; Glasgow Rangers v Everton wo; Cowlairs v Darwen Old Wand 4—1; Fleetwood Rangers v Newton Heath wo; Cliftonville, Belfast v Blackburn Park Road 2-2, 7-2; Partick Thistle v Blackburn Olympic 3-1; Church v Rawtenstall 1-1,7-1; Gt Lever vBootle 4-2; Rossendale bye; Crosswell's Brewery, Oldbury v Burton Swifts 1-0; Wolves v Mattock 6—0; Derby Junction v St George's Wellington 1 -0; WBA v Burton Wand 6-0; Mitchell's St George's v Small Heath Alliance 3-1; ASTON VILLA vWednesbury Old Ath 13-0; Derby Co v Aston Unity 4-1; Derby Midland v Birmingham Excelsior 3-3, 2-1; Walsall t v Derby St Luke's 3-3, 6-1; Lockwood Brothers v Long Eaton Rangers 1—0; Notts Rangers v Sheffield Club 3-0; CleethorpeTv Mellors Limited 2-1; Notts CovBasford R 13-0; Grimsby tv Sheffield Heeley4-1; Staveleyv Attercliffe 7—0; Nott'm Forest v Notts Olympic 3-0; Rotherham bye; Crewe Alex v Wrexham Olympic 4-1; Leek v Druids 2-1; Goldenhill v Macclesfield 4-2; Chirk v Hartford St John's 8-1; Burslem Port Vale v Davenham 1-1, 3-0; OswestryvBollington8-2; Northwich Vie v Furness Vale R 10-0; Stoke-on-Trent v Carnarvon Wand 10-1; Chester bye; Gainsboro Tr v South Bank 4—1; West End, Newcastle v Sunderland 1 -0; Redcar v Tyne 4—0; Grantham v Lincoln Lindum 1-0; Middlesbro v Bishop Auckland Church Institute 1-0; Homcastle v Darlington 2—1; Lincoln C bye; Chatham v Bournemouth R wo; Brentwood v Clapton 5—0; Old Wykehamists v Hanover Utd 3-0; Hotspur v Luton T 3-1; Caledonians v Hendon 2-1; Old Carthusians v Reading 2-1; Swifts v Luton Wand 13-0; Old Foresters v Cannon wo; Swindon t v Watford R 1-0; Maidenhead v South Reading 2—0; Chesham v Lyndhurst 4—2; Gt Marlow v Rochester 2—0; Upton Pk v 1 st Surrey Rifles 9-0; Dulwich v Casuals 4-2; Old Brightonians v Clapham R 6-0; Old Etonians v Royal Engineers 1 —0; Old Westminsters v Old Harrovians 4-1

Second Round

Darwen v Astley Bridge or Burnley wo; Bolton Wand v 3rd Lanark RV 3-2; Renton v Blackburn R 2-2, 2-0; PNE v Witton 6-0; Cowlairs v Rossendale 10-2; Cliftonville v Gt Lever 3-1; Partick Thistle v Fleetwood Rangers 7-0; Glasgow Rangers v Church 2-1; WBA v Derby Junction 2-1; Wolves v Crosswell's Brewery 14-0; ASTON VILLA v Derby Midland 14-0; Mitchell's St George's v Derby Co 2-1; Walsall T bye; Staveley v Rotherham 4-0; Notts Co v Notts Rangers 3-3,5-0; Lockwood BrothersvCleethorpesT4-1; Nott'm Forest v Grimsby T 2-2, 1-0; Goldenhill v Chester 3-2; Leek vOswestry 4-2; Crewe Alex v Stoke-on-Trent 6-4; Chirk v Northwich Vic 3-0; Burslem Port Vale bye; Lincoln C v Middlesbro 1-1. 2-0; Grantham v Redcar 3-2; Gainsboro Trv West End 5-2; Homcastle bye; Old Carthusians v Crusaders 4-2; Caledonians v Old Wykehamists 1 -0; Swifts v Swindon T 7-1; Chatham v Hotspur 1 -0; Old Foresters bye; Old Westminsters v Old Brightonians 1-1,3-1; Dulwich v Maidenhead 3-2; Gt Marlow v Upton Pk 4-0; Old Etonians v Chesham 7-1

Third Round

PNE v Renton 2-0; Darwen v Bolton Wand 4-3; Partick Thistle v Cliftonville 11-1; Glasgow Rangers v Cowlairs 3-2; Mitchell's St George's v Walsall T 7-2; WBA bye; ASTON VILLA v Wolves 2-2. 3-3, 2-0; Lockwood Brothers v Nott'm Forest 2-1; Notts Co v Staveley 3-0; Chirk v Goldenhill wo; Crewe Alex bye; Leek v Burslem Port Vale 2-2,3-1; Lincoln C v Gainsboro Tr 2-2. 1 -0; Homcastle v Grantham 2-0; Old Foresters v Chatham 4-1; Old Carthusians v Caledonians wo; Swifts bye; Old Westminsters v Old Etonians 3-0; Gt Marlow v Dulwich 2-0

Fourth Round

PNE bye; Darwen bye; Partick Thistle bye; Glasgow Rangers bye; WBA v Mitchell's St George's 1 -0; ASTON VILLA bye; Lockwood Brothers bye; Notts Co bye; Chirk bye; Leek v Crewe Alex 1-0; Lincoln C bye; Homcastle bye; Old Foresters v Swifts 2-0; Old Carthusians bye; Old Westminsters bye; Gt Marlow bye

Fifth Round

PNE v Old Foresters 3-0; Notts Co v Gt Marlow 5-2; Darwen v Chirk 3-1; Old Westminsters v Partick Thistle 1 -0; Glasgow Rangers v Lincoln C 3-0; Old Carthusians v Leek 2-0; ASTON VILLA v Homcastle 5-0; WBA v Lockwood Brothers 2-1

Sixth Round

WBA v Notts Co 4-1; PNE v Old Carthusians 2-1; ASTON VILLA v Darwen 3-2;

Glasgow Rangers v Old Westminsters 5-1

Semi-Final

ASTON VILLA v Glasgow Rangers 3-1; WBA v PNE 3-1