▁played ▁one ▁league ▁game , ▁scoring ▁one ▁goal . ▁ ▁Sp ils bury ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁before ▁League ▁football . ▁Inside - right ▁had ▁proved ▁a ▁problem ▁position ▁for ▁Derby ▁County ▁to ▁fill ▁and , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁Derby ▁County ▁had ▁already ▁tried ▁five ▁different ▁players ▁at ▁that ▁position . ▁The ▁last ▁had ▁been ▁Alexander ▁H igg ins , ▁known ▁as ▁Sand y ▁H igg ins ▁but ▁as ▁the ▁visit ▁to ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁approached ▁( 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 8 8 8 ), ▁H igg ins ▁was ▁not ▁available , ▁so ▁Derby ▁County ▁called ▁up ▁Sp ils bury ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁League ▁debut . ▁ ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁domin ated ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁and ▁were ▁ 2 – 0 ▁up ▁by ▁the ▁half way ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁first - half . ▁Sp ils bury ▁then ▁scored ▁what ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁fine ▁goal , ▁to ▁put ▁Derby ▁County ▁back ▁in ▁cont ention . ▁As ▁the ▁first - half ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁despite ▁some ▁" f ine ▁saves " ▁by ▁Derby ▁County ▁goal keeper , ▁Joseph ▁Marshall , ▁A ston ▁Villa ▁re - est ab lished ▁their ▁ 2 - goal ▁lead . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁half ▁was ▁more ▁even . ▁Villa ▁domin ated ▁the ▁early ▁ex changes ▁ad ▁went ▁ 4 – 1 ▁up . ▁Derby ▁County ▁came ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁match ▁and ▁George ▁B ake well ▁got ▁a ▁second ▁goal