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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1884/85

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Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies goalscorer unknown.

FA CUP

 DATE OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

     GATE

 Sat 25 Oct Junction Street School (1) A 1

7-1

 G Bell 2, Bayliss 2, Loach, Aston 2 - Malpass       4,000
 Sat 06 Dec Wednesbury Old Athletic (2) H 2 4-2  Aston 2, Woodhall, Taylor (og) - Kent, *       4,497
 Sat 03 Jan Aston Villa A 3 0-0     22,088
 Sat 10 Jan Aston Villa H replay 3-0  Loach 2, Bayliss     10,021
 Sat 24 Jan Druids H 4 1-0  Loach       5,537
 Sat 21 Feb Blackburn Rovers H QF 0-2  *     16,393
 
 Albion received a bye in round five.
 1 - Junction Street School, Derby.
 2 - Some reports give the score as 4-1 to Albion and credit Taylor's own goal to Bayliss.

STAFFORDSHIRE CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 08 Nov  Burton Swifts H 1 7-1  G Bell, Loach 2, Aston 2, Bayliss 2 - *     2,000
 Sat 13 Dec  Leek H 2 8-0  Aston, Bayliss 2, Loach 3, Woodhall, G Bell     2,000
 Sat 31 Jan  Stoke H 3 6-2  Bayliss 3, Bettany (og), Aston, G Bell - *     2,000
 Sat 28 Feb  Walsall Town (1) N SF 0-2  Cope, Bird     6,000
             
 1 - Played at the Victoria Ground, Stoke.

BIRMINGHAM CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 18 Oct  Darlaston All Saints H 1 8-0  Aston 3, Bayliss 2, Loach 2, Jacobs (og)     1,200
 Sat 22 Nov  Bloxwich H 2 15-0  Bayliss 6, *     1,500
 Sat 20 Dec  Birmingham St George's H 3 2-3  Loach, G Bell - *     4,000

BIRMINGHAM CHARITY CUP

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

   GATE

 Sat 18 Apr  Aston Villa (1) N SF 1-4  Bayliss - Archie Hunter 2, Whateley, *     5,000
 
  1 - Played at The Oval, Wednesbury Old Athletic FC

FRIENDLIES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Mon 28 Jul  Wednesbury Old Athletic A 1-0  *         N/K
 Sat 23 Aug  Small Heath Alliance A 2-0  Aston, Loach         N/K
 Mon 22 Sep  Walsall Swifts A 1-4  *         N/K
 Sat 04 Oct  Burslem Port Vale H 3-0  *         N/K
 Sat 11 Oct  Aston Unity H 3-0  *         N/K
 Sat 01 Nov  Stoke A 4-0  *      2,000
 Mon 03 Nov  Stafford Road H 5-0  *         N/K
 Sat 15 Nov  Wednesbury Town H 7-1  *         N/K
 Sat 29 Nov  Aston Villa H 2-4  Loach, Bayliss - Davis, Whateley, Archie Hunter, Vaughton      6,000
 Fri 26 Dec  Preston North End A 1-1  *         N/K
 Sat 27 Dec  Great Lever A 0-3  Howarth, Hay 2         N/K
 Sat 17 Jan  Walsall Swifts H 0-0           N/K
 Sat 07 Feb  Burslem Port Vale A 3-2  *         N/K
 Sat 14 Feb  Aston Unity A 2-0  Bayliss, *         N/K
 Sat 14 Mar  Aston Villa A 2-1  D Smith, Timmins - Burton      6,000
 Mon 16 Mar  West Bromwich Sandwell H 6-2  *         N/K
 Sat 21 Mar  Church H 1-1  Bayliss - Connell         N/K
 Sat 28 Mar  Church A 0-2  *         N/K
 Sat 04 Apr  Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers A 2-2  *      3,000
 Mon 06 Apr  Wednesbury Old Athletic (1) H 3-2  Bell, * - *      3,500
 Sat 11 Apr  Stoke A 1-1  *         N/K
 Mon 20 Apr  Burslem Port Vale A 1-1  *      3,000
 Sat 25 Apr  Bolton Wanderers (2) A A-A  *         N/K
 Mon 25 May  Wolverhampton Wanderers A 0-2  *         N/K
 
 1 - Albion's last game at Four Acres. Some reports suggest the attendance was around the 8,000 mark.
 2 - Match abandoned on 70 minutes due to 'gales' with Albion losing 1-0.

TESTIMONIAL / BENEFIT GAMES

 DATE  OPPONENT H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 Mon 25 Aug  Aston Villa (1) A 2-3  Loach, * - Brown, Archie Hunter, Green         N/K
 Sat 07 Mar  Derby St Luke's (2) H 3-2  *         N/K
 Sat 16 May  District XI (3) A 1-2  *         N/K
           
 1 - Andy Hunter Benefit Match. Albion's first goal, scored by Loach, was disputed and led to a change of referee.
 2 - Proceeds of the game went to the District Hospital.
 3 - Jim Stanton Benefit Match.

 

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