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Runners Up
2nd of 12

Season 10 | 1888-89

George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Jimmy Warner

Player #41
Goalkeeper
GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #41 |

15 April 1865

Lozells, Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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24

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0

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24

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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55

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0

Career to Date:

1886- | 38 | 0 |

Walter Ashmore

Player #49
Goalkeeper
GK Walter Ashmore | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #49 |

January 1867

Smethwick

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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1

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1

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Career to Date:

1888 | 1 | 0 |

Gershom Cox

Player #44
Defender
D Gershom Cox | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #44 |

March 1863

Birmingham, West Midlands

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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25

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0

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25

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0

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Career to Date:

1887- | 29 | 0 |

Frank Coulton

Player #37
Defender
D Frank Coulton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #37 |

February 1868

Walsall, West Midlands

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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21

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0

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21

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0

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1886- | 35 | 0 |

Bob Thomas

Player #53
Defender
D Bob Thomas | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #53 |

April 1867

Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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1

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1

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0

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Career to Date:

1889 | 1 | 0 |

Harry Devey

Player #45
Midfielder
M Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #45 |

March 1860

Newtown, Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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24

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0

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24

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0

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1887- | 26 | 0 |

Jack Burton

Player #33
Midfielder
M Jack Burton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #33 |

1 September 1863

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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19

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0

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19

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0

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1885- | 35 | 1 |

Harry Yates

Player #42
Midfielder
M Harry Yates | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #42 |

August 1861

Walsall

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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15

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0

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15

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1

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1886- | 28 | 0 |

Fred Dawson

Player #17
Midfielder
M Fred Dawson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #17 |

August 1859

Stoke-on-Trent

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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3

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0

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3

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0

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1881-88 | 25 | 3 |

Archie Goodall

Player #50
Midfielder
M Archie Goodall | ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช | #50 |

3 January 1865

Belfast

Ireland

1888-89
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14

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7

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14

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2

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1888-89 | 14 | 7 |

Archie Wollaston

Player #52
Midfielder
M Archie Wollaston | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #52 |

March 1865

Shrewsbury

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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5

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0

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5

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0

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1888-89 | 5 | 0 |

Arthur Dixon

Player #48
Midfielder
M Arthur Dixon | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #48 |

July 1867

Matlock

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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3

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1

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3

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0

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1888 | 3 | 1 |

Thomas Harrison

Player #51
Winger
W Thomas Harrison | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #51 |

April 1867

Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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2

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0

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2

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0

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1888-89 | 2 | 0 |

Dennis Hodgetts

Player #38
Forward
F Dennis Hodgetts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #38 |

28 November 1863

Edgbaston, Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
๐Ÿ•’

20

โšฝ

10

โœ…

20

๐Ÿ”ฅ

4

๐Ÿ”

0

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๐Ÿ‡บ

0

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Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

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Career to Date:

1886- | 34 | 17 |

Albert A Brown

Player #32
Forward
F Albert A Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #32 |

January 1862

Aston, Birmingham

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Heading 6
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Archie Hunter

Player #5
Forward
CF Archie Hunter | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #5 |

23 September 1859

Joppa ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1888-89
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22

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10

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22

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1

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1879- | 61 | 43 |

Albert Allen

Player #43
Forward
CF Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #43 |

April 1867

Aston ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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24

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17

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24

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2

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1887- | 28 | 21 |

Tommy Green

Player #46
Forward
F Tommy Green | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #46 |

August 1863

Worcester

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
๐Ÿ•’

24

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15

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24

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4

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1887-89 | 28 | 19 |

Batty Garvey

Player #47
Forward
F Batty Garvey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #47 |

February 1864

Aston

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1888-89
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2

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0

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2

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1888- | 2 | 0 |

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

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

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

Reserve Cup
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

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

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

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