Joe Bache	Aston Villa FC 7 appearances, 4 goals (1 on his debut) P 7 W 4 D 3 L 0 F 11: A 6 79% successful 1903-12 captain: none minutes played: 630
Timeline
	Joseph William Bache
Birth	8 February 1880 in Stourbridge, Worcestershire [registered in Stourbridge, March 1880].
Baptism	According to the 1881 census, a very young Joseph W. was living at 82 Enville Street in Stourbridge. He is the youngest of four children living with his parents, Henry and Joyce (née Long). His father is a boiler maker.
	According to the 1891 census, William J, now a scholar, was now living at 78 Enville Street in Stourbridge. Still the youngest of four children. His father is still a boiler maker.
	According to the 1901 census, William J., now a Professional Footballer, still living at 78 Enville Street. The only one of the children living with his parents.
First marriage	to Minnie Zoah Bevan [registered in Stourbridge, September 1902]. Minnie died in December 1905.
Second marriage	to Rose Emma Devenport Brookes on 3 June 1907, Cropthorne, Worcestershire [registered in Pershore, June 1907]. Rose was nineteen years old when they married, and they had two children, Joseph William (b.1910) and Joyce Elizabeth (b.1912).
	According to the 1911 census, Joseph William, still a Professional Footballer, is married and living with his wife of three years, Rose Emma, at The Lindens, in Baylie Street, Stourbridge. They are also the parent of their six month old son, Joseph William (christened on Christmas Day, 1910).
	According to the 1921 census, Joseph William, still a professional football player and still married to Rosa, with another child, Joyce. They live at The Butts in Great Comberton with Rosa's younger sister and their widowed mother is a visitor.
	According to the 1939 register, Joseph W. and Rose E.D. are still married, living at The Travellers Rest, at 108 Aston Road North in Aston, Birmingham, where Joseph is the manager.
Death	10 November 1960 at 18 Summer Hill Terrace, St. Paul's, Birmingham, aged 80 years 276 days [registered in Birmingham, December 1960]. Left £260 12s. in his will to his son, now a Sales Director.
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	Began his career with Bewdley Victoria before joining Stourbridge FC. He joined Aston Villa FC for a £100 transfer fee in December 1900. He later became the Villa captain and scored 167 goals in 431 league appearances. He made a war-time guest appearance with Notts County FC. He joined Mid-Rhondda FC as player-manager in August 1920 and then Grimsby Town FC as player-coach on 20 July 1920 to 1921, he played in five league matches, scoring once. After which he became a coach in Germany for four years, including a spell with Mannheim FC from October 1924.
Club honours	FA Cup winners 1904-05, 1912-13; Football League runners-up 1902-03, 1907-08, 1910-11, 1912-13, 1913-14, Champions 1909-10; The Sheriff of London's Charity Shield winners 1901, FA Charity Shield runners-up 1910,
Individual honours	Football League (seven appearances)
Distinctions	None
Height/Weight	5' 9½", 11st. 10lbs [1913].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of three who became the 285th players (286) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Inside-left
First match	No. 85, 2 March 1903, England 2 Wales 1, a British Championship match at Fratton Park, Frogmore Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, aged 23 years 22 days.
Last match	No. 110, 1 April 1911, England 1 Scotland 1, a British Championship match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 31 years 52 days.
Major tournaments	British Championship 1902-03, 1903-04, 1904-05, 1906-07, 1909-10, 1910-11;
Team honours	British Championship shared 1902-03, winners 1903-04, 1904-05, 1910-11;
Individual honours	England's Joint-Top Goalscorer (two 1904)
Distinctions	None
Beyond England
Like his father, Joe was trained as a boiler maker. After returning from Rot Weiss in Frankfurt, Germany, Bache rejoined Aston Villa FC as their second-team coach in August 1927 until July 1928. He was later employed as a licensee in Aston. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.17.

Joe Bache - Match History
Club: Aston Villa F.C. - 7 full appearances F.A. International Select Committee - 7 full capsx
Age 23
1	78	2 March 1903 - England 2 Wales 1, Fratton Park, Portsmouth	BC	HW	Start 12	il
-	79	4 April 1903 - England 1 Scotland 2, Bramall Lane, Sheffield		HL	withdrawn
Age 24
2	80	29 February 1904 - Wales 2 England 2, The Racecourse, Wrexham	BC	AD	Start 77	il
3	81	12 March 1904 - Ireland 1 England 3, Cliftonville Gardens, Belfast		AW	Start 12	il
Age 25
4	85	1 April 1905 - England 1 Scotland 0, Sports Arena, Crystal Palace	BC	HW	Start 78	il
Age 27
5	89	16 February 1901 - England 1 Ireland 0, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HW	Start	il
Age 30
6	105	12 February 1910 - Ireland 1 England 1, Solitude Ground, Belfast	BC	AD	Start	il
Age 31
7	110	1 April 1911 - England 1 Scotland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool	BC	HD	Start	il
Age 32
-	111	10 February 1912 - Ireland 1 England 6, Dalymount Park, Dublin	BC	AW	replacement reserve

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