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Champions
1st of 16
3rd Title

Season 18 | 1896-97

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Harry Wilkes

Player #105
Goalkeeper
GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #105 |

19 June 1874

Alcester, Warwickshire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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13

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13

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16

3

Career to Date:

1894- | 68 | 0 |

Jimmy Whitehouse

Player #117
Goalkeeper
GK Jimmy Whitehouse | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #117 |

9 April 1873

Birmingham, West Midlands

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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24

0

24

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28

9

Career to Date:

1896- | 24 | 0 |

Jimmy Cowan

Player #56
Centre Back
CB Jimmy Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #56 |

17 October 1868

Bonhill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1896-97
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37

2

37

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0

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Career to Date:

1889- | 232 | 24 |

Howard Spencer

Player #108
Full Back
FB Howard Spencer | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #108 |

23 August 1875

Edgbaston, Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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35

0

35

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Career to Date:

1894- | 92 | 1 |

Albert Evans

Player #118
Full Back
FB Albert Evans | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #118 |

18 March 1874

Barnard Castle, County Durham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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22

0

22

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0

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Career to Date:

1896- | 22 | 0 |

Jimmy Welford

Player #98
Full Back
FB Jimmy Welford | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #98 |

27 March 1869

Barnard Castle, County Durham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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10

0

10

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Career to Date:

1893-96 | 83 | 0 |

Jimmy Crabtree

Player #112
Midfielder
M Jimmy Crabtree | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #112 |

23 December 1871

Burnley, Lancashire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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31

1

31

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Career to Date:

1895- | 60 | 5 |

Jack Reynolds

Player #96
Midfielder
M Jack Reynolds | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #96 |

21 February 1869

Blackburn, Lancashire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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30

2

30

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Career to Date:

1893-97 | 110 | 14 |

Fred Burton

Player #89
Midfielder
M Fred Burton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #89 |

June 1868

Aston, Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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8

1

8

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Career to Date:

1892- | 46 | 4 |

Jeremiah Griffiths

Player #115
Midfielder
M Jeremiah Griffiths | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #115 |

12 September 1872

Aston, Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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2

0

2

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0

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Career to Date:

1895-97 | 2 | 0 |

Charlie Athersmith

Player #73
Winger
W Charlie Athersmith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #73 |

10 May 1872

Bloxwich, Walsall

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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37

13

37

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0

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Career to Date:

1891- | 189 | 68 |

Steve Smith

Player #100
Winger
W Steve Smith | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #100 |

14 January 1874

Abbotts Langley, Hertfordshire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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19

4

19

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Career to Date:

1893- | 76 | 24 |

Jack Cowan

Player #113
Winger
W Jack Cowan | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #113 |

12 December 1870

Bonhill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1896-97
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18

7

18

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Career to Date:

1895- | 41 | 17 |

Jack Devey

Player #74
Forward
CF Jack Devey | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #74 |

26 December 1866

Newtown, Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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36

13

36

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0

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Career to Date:

1891- | 191 | 119 |

Fred Wheldon

Player #116
Forward
CF Fred Wheldon | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #116 |

November 1869

Langley Green, Oldbury, Sandwell

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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18

37

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Career to Date:

1896- | 37 | 18 |

Bob Chatt

Player #94
Forward
F Bob Chatt | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #94 |

August 1870

Barnard Castle, County Durham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1896-97
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12

1

12

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0

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Career to Date:

1893- | 78 | 27 |

Johnny Campbell

Player #111
Forward
F Johnny Campbell | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #111 |

18 August 1872

Glasgow 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1896-97
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36

22

36

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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:

1895-97 | 63 | 47 |

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

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Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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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 

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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

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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
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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