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Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Competition Finishes

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League

🏆
Champions
1st of 16
3rd Title
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FA Cup

FA Cup
Winners
Beat Everton
3rd Title
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League Cup

n/a
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Europe

n/a
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League Table

Season 18 | 1896-97

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Performance

Results

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🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points per Game:

70%

89%

11%

2.30

League

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🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points per Game:

70%

87%

13%

2.27

Goals

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⚽ Goals Scored:

90

🥅 Goals Conceded:
⚽ Goals per Game:
🥅 Conceded per Game:
⛔ Clean Sheets:

44

2.43

1.19

32%

League Goals

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⚽ Goals Scored:
🥅 Goals Conceded:
⚽ Goals per Game:
🥅 Conceded per Game:
⛔ Clean Sheets:

73

38

2.43

1.27

30%

Season 18 | 1896-97

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Leading Players

Goals

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22 | Johnny Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Appearances

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37 | Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Starts

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37 | Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |

Assists

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Goal Involvements

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Games / Goal

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Games / Involvement

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Substitutes

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None

Unused Substitutes

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None

Bookings

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None

Red Cards

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None

'Keeper Appearances

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Results

🟩 2 Sep 1896, Villa 2-1 Stoke, Wellington Road

Division One

n/a

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🟨 12 Sep 1896, Villa 2-2 Sheffield United, Wellington Road

Division One

10th

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🟥 26 Sep 1896, Villa 1-2 Everton, Wellington Road

Division One

10th

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🟨 3 Oct 1896, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Division One

10th

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🟩 10 Oct 1896, Villa 2-0 Albion, Wellington Road

Division One

7th

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🟩 17 Oct 1896, Villa 3-1 Derby, Baseball Ground

Division One

4th

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🟩 24 Oct 1896, Villa 2-1 Derby, Wellington Road

Division One

3rd

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🟩 31 Oct 1896, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Division One

2nd

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🟨 7 Nov 1896, Villa 1-1 Bury, Wellington Road

Division One

4th

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🟩 14 Nov 1896, Villa 3-1 Wednesday, Olive Grove

Division One

3rd

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🟩 21 Nov 1896, Villa 4-0 Wednesday, Wellington Road

Division One

2nd

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🟩 19 Dec 1896, Villa 3-2 Forest, Wellington Road

Division One

1st

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🟥 2 Jan 1897, Villa 0-3 Burnley, Wellington Road

Division One

1st

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🟥 9 Jan 1897, Villa 2-4 Sunderland, Newcastle Road

Division One

1st

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🟩 16 Jan 1897, Villa 2-1 Sunderland, Wellington Road

Division One

1st

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🟩 30 Jan 1897, Villa 5-0 Newcastle, Wellington Road

FA Cup

1st Round

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🟩 13 Feb 1897, Villa 2-1 Notts County, Wellington Road

FA Cup

2nd Round

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🟩 22 Feb 1897, Villa 3-1 Preston, Wellington Road

Division One

1st

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🟨 3 Mar 1897, Villa 0-0 Preston, Wellington Road

FA Cup

3rd Round

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🟩 10 Mar 1897, Villa 3-2 Preston, Bramall Lane

FA Cup

3rd Round

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🟨 13 Mar 1897, Villa 0-0 Liverpool, Wellington Road

Division One

1st

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🟩 20 Mar 1897, Villa 3-0 Liverpool, Bramall Lane

FA Cup

Semi Final

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🟩 22 Mar 1897, Villa 6-2 Bolton, Wellington Road

Division One

1st

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🟩 27 Mar 1897, Villa 2-1 Bolton, Pike's Lane

Division One

1st

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🟩 10 Apr 1897, Villa 3-2 Everton, Crystal Palace

FA Cup

Final

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🟩 17 Apr 1897, Villa 3-0 Blackburn, Villa Park

Division One

1st

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Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Appearances

F Fred Wheldon
Appearances:
37

League:

30

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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F Johnny Campbell
Appearances:
36

League:

29

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jimmy Crabtree
Appearances:
31

League:

25

FA Cup:

6

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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LB Albert Evans
Appearances:
22

League:

15

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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GK Harry Wilkes
Appearances:
13

League:

8

FA Cup:

5

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #89 |
Appearances:
8

League:

8

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |
Appearances:
37

League:

30

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |
Appearances:
36

League:

29

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #95 |
Appearances:
30

League:

24

FA Cup:

6

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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W Steve Smith
Appearances:
19

League:

15

FA Cup:

4

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #94 |
Appearances:
12

League:

11

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jeremiah Griffiths
Appearances:
2

League:

1

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |
Appearances:
37

League:

30

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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FB Howard Spencer
Appearances:
35

League:

28

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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GK Jimmy Whitehouse
Appearances:
24

League:

22

FA Cup:

2

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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W Jack Cowan
Appearances:
18

League:

15

FA Cup:

3

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #97 |
Appearances:
10

League:

10

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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Starts

F Johnny Campbell
Starts:

36

League:

29

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jimmy Crabtree
Starts:

31

League:

25

FA Cup:

6

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #89 |
Starts:

8

League:

8

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |
Starts:

37

League:

30

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |
Starts:

36

League:

29

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #95 |
Starts:

30

League:

24

FA Cup:

6

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #94 |
Starts:

12

League:

11

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jeremiah Griffiths
Starts:

2

League:

1

FA Cup:

1

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |
Starts:

37

League:

30

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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FB Howard Spencer
Starts:

35

League:

28

FA Cup:

7

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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GK Jimmy Whitehouse
Starts:

24

League:

22

FA Cup:

2

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #97 |
Starts:

10

League:

10

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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Substitutes

Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Goals

F Johnny Campbell
Goals:

22

League:

18

FA Cup:

4

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |
Goals:

13

League:

13

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |
Goals:

2

League:

2

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #94 |
Goals:

1

League:

1

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #95 |
Goals:

2

League:

2

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #89 |
Goals:

1

League:

1

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |
Goals:

13

League:

9

FA Cup:

4

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Assists

Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Goal Involvements

F Johnny Campbell
Goal Involvements:

22

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |
Goal Involvements:

13

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |
Goal Involvements:

2

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #94 |
Goal Involvements:

1

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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F Fred Wheldon
Goal Involvements:

18

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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W Jack Cowan
Goal Involvements:

7

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #95 |
Goal Involvements:

2

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #89 |
Goal Involvements:

1

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |
Goal Involvements:

13

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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W Steve Smith
Goal Involvements:

4

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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M Jimmy Crabtree
Goal Involvements:

1

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0

Europe:

0

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Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Bookings

Season 18 | 1896-97

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Sendings Off

Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Goalkeepers

GK Jimmy Whitehouse
Appearances:

24

Goals Conceded:

28

Condeded per Game:

1.17

Clean Sheets:

9

Clean Sheet %:

38%

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GK Harry Wilkes
Appearances:

13

Goals Conceded:

16

Condeded per Game:

1.23

Clean Sheets:

3

Clean Sheet %:

23%

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Unused Substitutes

Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Games per Goal Involvement

CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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13

W Jack Cowan
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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7

W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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13

F Fred Wheldon
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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18

F Johnny Campbell
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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22

Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Games per Goal

W Steve Smith
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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4

F Johnny Campbell
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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22

CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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13

W Jack Cowan
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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7

W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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13

F Fred Wheldon
All:

League:

FA Cup:

League Cup:

0.00

Europe:

0.00

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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 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
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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