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9

Youth
Appearances

1

Youth
Goals

6

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Michael Husbands

Premier Reserve League
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Forward

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Michael Paul Husbands

Role

CF Michael Husbands | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Position

Born

Centre Forward

13 November 1983

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Birmingham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

(5ย ft 9ย in) 1.75 m

Right

Transfer Notes

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July 2002: Aged 18, promoted to first team squad under Graham Taylor.

December 2002: Aged 19, loaned to Hereford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

July 2003: Aged 19, released under David O'Leary on a free transfer to Southend United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ.

Transfer In

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Transfer In:

2002-03

Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Youth

1 July 2002

18

Graham Taylor ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

200304

Southend United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Free

1 July 2003

19

David Oโ€™Leary ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Previous Clubs

Michael Husbands

Previous Clubs:

-2002 Aston Villa Youth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

Michael Husbands

Loans Out:

2002-03 Hereford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1 Dec 2002 to 1 May 2003

Subsequent Clubs

Michael Husbands

Subsequent Clubs:

2003-05 Southend United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2005 Bristol Rovers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2005 Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2005-07 Port Vale ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2007 Macclesfield Town ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2007-08 Telford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2008-09 Oxford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2009-12 Without Club

2012-13 Redditch United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

2013 Retired

Career Progression

Michael Husbands

1998-01 Aston Villa u17s
1999-03 Aston Villa u19s

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Youth Career

Michael Husbands

9

Youth
Appearances

1

Youth
Goals

2001-02 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 3* |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers incomplete
2000-01 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 |
1999-00 FAYC ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โœ… 0 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

1998-99 u17PAL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Reserve Career

Michael Husbands

6

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

2002-03 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 2 | โšฝ 2 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 1 |
2001-02 PRL ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0~ | ๐Ÿ‡บ 1* |
*2001-02 Substitutions & Goalscorers not recorded

First Team Career

Michael Husbands

0

Senior
Appearances

0

Senior
Goals

Squad Honours

Michael Husbands

๐Ÿ† 2001-02 FA Youth Cup Winner

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Michael Husbands

PL2: Premier League 2
FAPL: FA Premier Reserve League
PLP: Pontins League Premier Division
PLD1: Pontins League Division 1
PLD2: Pontins League Division 2
EFLT: EFL Trophy
UYL: UEFA Youth League
BSC: Birmingham Senior Cup
PLC: Premier League Cup

u18PL: u18 Premier League
MYL: Midland Youth League
FAYC: FA Youth Cup
u18PLC: u18 Premier League Cup
MYC: Midland Youth Cup
MYLC: Midland Youth League Cup
SJFC: Southern Junior Floodlit Cup

๐ŸŸฅ 20 Mar 1999 Villa 2-4 Wimbledon
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸจ 27 Mar 1999 Villa 2-2 Sunderland
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League

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๐ŸŸฅ 17 Apr 1999 Villa 1-7 Sunderland
Youth

1998-99

u17 FA Premier Academy League Play Off 2nd Round

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Nov 1999 Fulham 1-4 Villa
Youth

1999-00

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 Jan 2000 Derby 2-0 Villa
Youth

1999-00

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 13 Mar 2001 Arsenal 2-0 Aston Villa
Youth

2000-01

FA Youth Cup Quarter Final

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Nov 2001 Manchester City 2-0 Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 12 Nov 2001 Newcastle 6-1 Villa
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 2001 Villa 2-1 Wednesday
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Dec 2001 Villa 2-1 Wimbledon
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 3rd Round

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Dec 2001 Villa 0-1 Sunderland
Reserves

2001-02

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Dec 2001 Villa 4-3 Tranmere
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup 4th Round

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27 Mar 2002 Villa v Barnsley
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final First Leg

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9 Apr 2002 Barnsley v Villa
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Semi-Final Second Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 14 May 2002, Villa 4-1 Everton, Goodison Park
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final First Leg

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๐ŸŸฅ 18 May 2002, Villa 0-1 Everton, Villa Park
Youth

2001-02

FA Youth Cup Final Second Leg

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๐ŸŸฉ 18 Sep 2002 Bradford City 0-3 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฅ 21 Nov 2002 United 6-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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๐ŸŸฉ 17 Dec 2002 Manchester City 1-2 Villa
Reserves

2002-03

FA Premier Reserve League (North)

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Trophiesโ€จ

๐Ÿ† European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72โ€จ
๐Ÿ† European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ† Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
๐Ÿ† Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
๐Ÿ† u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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