I believe that this thread concerning all matters relating to the club can enrich the minds
of all those members who have the interests of this club at heart. I hope that the content
will be built to allow those Villans a stream of interactions forthwith.
To kick the thread off 'The Pery Barr pets' as they were known played their first game in
March 1874 v Aston Brook St Mary's. A local bible class of rugby enthusiasts were the opponents on a field where the Westminster church now stands. It was agreed that the match should be played
in two halves with separate rules. No points were scored in the first half under rugby rules
Villa's Jack Hughes scored the only goal in the second half with 30 players still on the field
Here is the line up W Scattergood (goal) W.H. Price (capt.) W.Weiss and F.Knight (backs)
E.B. Lee, G.Matthews, H.Matthews and C.H. Midgeley (half backs) J.Hughes W.Such,
H.Whateley, G.Page, A.Robbins, W.B. Mason and W.G. Sothers (forward)
I hope this stirs up some recollections maybe someone is related or knows a story let
us hear about it and bring the thread to life
There you are Pete a geneaological exercise for you !
waksvilla