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England Players' Club
Affiliations
Aston Villa
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Aston Villa
FC Profile |
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Club name
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Aston Villa Football Club, since 1874; |
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Ground(s) |
Villa Park, Birmingham since 1897; previously
occupied Wellington Road, Perry Barr 1876-97; |
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Founded
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1874 as The Cricketers of Villa Cross Wesleyan
Church, turned professional 1885; |
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Colours |
Claret shirts with light blue sleeves, white shorts,
light blue stockings. |
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Domestic honours |
Football League Champions 1893-94, 1895-96,
1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900, 1909-10, 1980-81; Division Two winners 1937-38, 1959-60; Division Three
winners 1971-72;
FA Cup winners 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05,
1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57, runners-up 1891-92, 1923-24, 1999-2000;
Football League Cup winners 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, runners-up
1962-63, 1970-71, (Coca-Cola) winners 1993-94, 1995-96;
The Sheriff of London's (Thomas Dewar) Charity Shield winners 1901,
joint-winners 1899, runners-up 1900, as the
FA Charity Shield joint-winners 1981, runners-up 1910, 1957, 1972; |
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European honours |
European Champions' Club Cup winners 1981-82;
European Super Cup winners 1983;
UEFA Intertoto Cup winners
2001; |
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International honours |
World Club Championship 1982; |
"If there is a club in the country which
deserves to be dubbed the greatest (and the matter is one of some delicacy) few
will deny the right of Aston Villa to share the highest niche of fame with even
the most historic of other aspirants. For brilliancy and, at the same
time, for consistency of achievement, for activity in philanthropic enterprise,
for astuteness of management and for general alertness, the superiors of Aston
Villa cannot be found."
William McGregor - Football
League founder & Villa chairman
Most Appearances
Player
No. |
England
Players |
Years |
Starts |
Subs |
Apps |
Capt |
Goals |
| 95 |
Brown, Arthur Alfred |
1882 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| 96 |
Vaughton,
Oliver Howard |
1882-84 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
| 105 |
Whateley,
Oliver |
1883 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 146 |
Hodgetts, Dennis |
1888-94 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
|
151 |
Allen, Albert Arthur |
1888 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
195 |
Athersmith,
William Charles |
1892-1900 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
3 |
| 197 |
Devey,
John Henry George |
1892-94 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| 198 |
Reynolds,
John |
1894-97 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| 227 |
Smith,
Stephen |
1895 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 212 |
Crabtree,
James William |
1896-1902 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| 232 |
Wheldon,
George Frederick |
1897-98 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
6 |
| 235 |
Spencer,
Howard |
1897-1905 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
| 263 |
Wilkes,
Albert |
1901-02 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| 270 |
George,
William |
1902 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 285 |
Garraty,
William |
1903 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 286 |
Bache, Joseph William |
1903-11 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
4 |
| 293 |
Brawn, William Frederick |
1904 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 297 |
Leake,
Alexander |
1904-05 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| 321 |
Hardy, Samuel |
1914-20 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| 346 |
Ducat,
Andrew |
1920 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 348 |
Hall, Albert Edward |
1910 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 371 |
Wallace,
Charles William |
1913-20 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 372 |
Hampton, Harry |
1913-14 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| 391 |
Barson, Frank |
1920 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
401 |
Walker, William Henry |
1920-32 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
3 |
9 |
| 410 |
Smart,
Thomas |
1921-29 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
423 |
Moss, Frank |
1921-24 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| 424 |
Kirton, William John |
1921 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 432 |
York,
Richard Ernest |
1922-26 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 469 |
Mort,
Thomas |
1924-26 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
475 |
Blackburn, George Frederick |
1924 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 484 |
Dorrell,
Arthur Reginald |
1924-25 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| 511 |
Brown, George |
1932 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 528 |
Olney,
Benjamin Albert |
1928 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 557 |
Houghton, William Eric |
1930-31 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
5 |
| 562 |
Tate, Joseph
Thomas |
1931-32 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 563 |
Waring,
Thomas |
1931-32 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
4 |
| 578 |
Starling,
Ronald William |
1933-37 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 598 |
Gardner,
Thomas |
1934-35 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 599 |
Beresford, Joseph |
1934 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 646 |
Broome, Frank Henry |
1938-39 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
| 666 |
Lowe, Edmund |
1947 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 709 |
Thompson,
Thomas |
1951 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 795 |
Hitchens, Gerald Archibald |
1961 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 909 |
Little,
Brian |
1975 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 927 |
Gidman,
John |
1977 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 952 |
Withe,
Peter |
1981-84 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
| 953 |
Morley,
Anthony William |
1981-82 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| 964 |
Cowans,
Gordon Sidney |
1983-90 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| 973 |
Spink,
Nigel Philip |
1983 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 996 |
Hodge, Stephen Brian |
1986 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
| 1019 |
Platt,
David Andrew |
1989 |
15 |
7 |
22 |
0 |
7 |
|
1037 |
Daley, Anthony Mark |
1991-92 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
1029 |
Barrett, Earl Delisser |
1993 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 1054 |
Richardson, Kevin |
1994 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1071 |
Southgate, Gareth |
1995-2002 |
34 |
8 |
42 |
0 |
1 |
|
1077 |
Ehiogu, Ugochuku |
1996 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1067 |
Collymore, Stanley Victor |
1997 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
1085 |
Dublin, Dion |
1998 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1034 |
Merson,
Paul Charles |
1998 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1087 |
Hendrie, Lee Andrew |
1998 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 1100 |
Barry, Gareth |
2000-03 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
1080 |
James, David Benjamin |
2001 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
1116 |
Vassell, Darius |
2002-04 |
6 |
16 |
22 |
0 |
6 |
| 64 |
Total |
1882-2004 |
275 |
50 |
325 |
7 |
78 |
Notes
Aston Villa players were a prominent feature in Early
England games, more so through the 1890's. Three Villains started for
England against Ireland, 5 March 1892. Captain Charlie Athersmith, John Devey
and Dennis Hodgetts. Another three started against Ireland, 3 March
1894. John Reynolds, John Devey and Dennis Hodgetts.
Howard Spencer, John Reynolds and Charlie Athersmith
started for England with each other on two occasions. Against Wales, 29
March 1897 and against Scotland, 3 April 1897.
On 26 March 1900, against Wales, Howard Spencer, Jimmy
Crabtree and Charlie Athersmith all started. Two years later, 3 March
1902, also against Wales, Billy George, Jimmy Crabtree and Bert Wilkes
started.
Alex Leake, Bill Brawn and Joe Bache started for England
against Ireland, 12 March 1904. Leake and Bache were joined in the
starting line-up by captain Howard Spencer, a year later, against Scotland, 1
April 1905.
After the first world war, the villains regularly supplied
the England starting line-up. Another three started against Wales, 15
March 1920, Sam Hardy, Frank Barson and Andrew Ducat. Charlie Wallace
replaced Barson in the line-up against Scotland, 10 April 1920.
Frank Moss, Bill Kirton and Bill walker started against
Ireland, 22 October 1921. Richard York replaced Kirton for the match
against Scotland, 8 April 1922.
A further three Villains made the starting line-up against
Ireland, 24 October 1925, Tommy Smart, Arthur Dorrell and Bill Walker.
Richard York replaced Dorrell in the starting line-up against Scotland, 17
April 1926.
Joe Tate, Bill Houghton and Pongo Waring started with each
other on two occasions, against France and Belgium, 14/16 May 1931.
It was not until Peter Taylor's solitary match in charge
that Aston Villa had three starting players in the line-up. David James,
Gareth Barry and Gareth Southgate all started against Italy, 13 November 2000.
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