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1

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

21

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

232

Senior
Appearances

82

Senior
Goals

Ray Graydon

First Team
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Winger

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Raymond Jack Graydon

Role

W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #552 |

Position

Born

Winger

21 July 1947

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Bristol 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 10ย in) 1.78 m

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Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1970-71

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

ยฃ50k

1 June 1971

23

Vic Crowe ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1976-77

Coventry City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

ยฃ50k

30 June 1977

29

Ron Saunders ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Ray Graydon

Previous Clubs:

1965-71 Bristol Rovers
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•” 133 | โšฝ 33 | (League)

Loans Out

Ray Graydon

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Ray Graydon

Subsequent Clubs:

1977-78 Coventry City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League First Division
๐Ÿ•” 20 | โšฝ 5 | (League)

1978-79 Washington Diplomats ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
NASL
๐Ÿ•” 26 | โšฝ 4 | (League)

1979-81 Oxford United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Football League Third Division
๐Ÿ•” 42 | โšฝ 10 | (League)

1981 Retired aged 33

Career Progression

Ray Graydon

1971-77 Aston Villa First Team
1972-73 Aston Villa Reserves
1977 Aston Villa u18s
1977 Aston Villa Reserves

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Peak Villa

First Team

Youth Career

Ray Graydon

1

Youth
Appearances

0

Youth
Goals

1976-77 Yth ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |

Reserve Career

Ray Graydon

21

Reserve Appearances

2

Reserve
Goals

1976-77 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 10 | โœ… 10 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |
1973-74 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 8 | โœ… 8 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 |
1972-73 Rsv ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 1 |

First Team Career

Ray Graydon

232

Senior
Appearances

82

Senior
Goals

W Ray Graydon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1971-77 | ยฃ50k |
๐Ÿ•’ 232 | โœ… 227 | ๐Ÿ” (5) | โšฝ 82 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 51 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 8 | #552 |
๐ŸŸฉ 114 | ๐ŸŸจ 53 | ๐ŸŸฅ 65 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 10 | ๐ŸŸฅ 1 |

Squad Honours

Ray Graydon

๐Ÿ† 1971-72 Third Division Winner
๐Ÿ† 1974-75 League Cup Winner
๐Ÿ† 1976-77 League Cup Winner

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
PLIC: Premier League International 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

Reserve & Youth Appearances

Ray Graydon

๐ŸŸฉ 16 Mar 1974 Villa 2-0 Liverpool
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): Tony Betts (2)

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๐ŸŸฉ 4 Nov 1972 Villa 2-0 Blackpool
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

Scorer(s): Ray Graydon, Doug George

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Apr 1973 Villa 1-2 Coventry
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

Scorer(s): Own Goal

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๐ŸŸจ 16 Apr 1973 Villa 0-0 Forest
Reserves

1972-73

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸจ 28 Aug 1973 Sheffield United 2-2 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): Roy Stark, Keith Masefield

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๐ŸŸจ 5 Sep 1973 Villa 0-0 Blackburn
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฉ 12 Sep 1973 Leeds 0-2 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): Sammy Morgan, Pat McMahon

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๐ŸŸฉ 21 Nov 1973 Villa 1-0 Albion
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): Tony Betts

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๐ŸŸฉ 23 Mar 1974 Manchester City 0-1 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): Alan Little

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Mar 1974 Villa 0-3 Blackpool
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Apr 1974 Derby 4-0 Villa
Reserves

1973-74

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸจ 19 Feb 1977 Burnley 2-2 Villa
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): Mick Buttress, John Capaldi

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Feb 1977 Villa 0-3 Albion
Youth

1976-77

Midland Intermediate League Cup

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฉ 16 Feb 1976 Villa 2-1 Portsmouth
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

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๐ŸŸฅ 5 Mar 1977 Bury 3-1 Villa
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): John Capaldi

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 Mar 1977 Villa 1-2 Albion
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): Terry Wilson

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๐ŸŸฅ 26 Mar 1977 Liverpool 3-0 Villa
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 30 Mar 1977 Villa 0-1 Liverpool
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 2 Apr 1977 Villa 0-1 Stoke
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 6 Apr 1977 Villa 0-1 Forest
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 7 May 1977 Manchester United 4-0 Villa
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): None

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๐ŸŸฅ 11 May 1977 Villa 1-2 Wolves
Reserves

1976-77

Central League

Scorer(s): Ray Graydon

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
๐Ÿ†
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

๐Ÿ†
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 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 โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
๐Ÿ†
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
๐Ÿ†
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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