1884–85 Aston Villa F.C. season

Main article: History of Aston Villa F.C. (1874–1961)
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1884–85 season
FA Cup3rd round

The 1884–85 English football season was Aston Villa's 6th season in Football Association Cup, the top-level football competition at the time.

There were debut appearances for Dick Robertson and Albert A Brown.

In addition to the various cup competitions, the Club's fixtures included testimonials and friendlies. On 13 August 1884 Villa played Blackburn Rovers "in beautiful red jerseys and white knickers As later as 1901, in the warm weather months, Villa would forgo their heavier woollen club colours in favour of thin cotton red shirts .

On 3 January 1885 Villa & West Brom met for the first time in the third round of the FA Cup: a goalless draw at West Bromwich Albion was followed by a 3–0 victory for them away at Aston Villa in "drenching rain".

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