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Champions
1st of 18
4th Title

Season 20 | 1898-99

George Ramsay | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Billy George

Player #122
Goalkeeper
GK Billy George | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #122 |

29 June 1874

Shropshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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31

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31

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32

11

Career to Date:

1897- | 38 | 0 |

Harry Wilkes

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

19 June 1874

Alcester, Warwickshire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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4

0

4

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6

0

Career to Date:

1894-98 | 77 | 0 |

Jimmy Cowan

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

17 October 1868

Bonhill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1898-99
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34

3

34

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Career to Date:

1889- | 295 | 31 |

Howard Spencer

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

23 August 1875

Edgbaston, Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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10

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10

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Career to Date:

1894- | 108 | 1 |

Albert Evans

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

18 March 1874

Barnard Castle, County Durham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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30

0

30

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Career to Date:

1896- | 83 | 0 |

Charlie Aston

Player #128
Full Back
RB Charlie Aston | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #128 |

1875

Bilston, Wolverhampton

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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13

0

13

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Career to Date:

1898- | 14 | 0 |

Bert Sharp

Player #120
Full Back
FB Bert Sharp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #120 |

8 January 1876

Hereford, Herefordshire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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4

0

4

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Career to Date:

1897-98 | 23 | 1 |

Billy Haggart

Player #132
Full Back
LB Billy Haggart | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #132 |

August 1874

Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1898-99
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1

0

1

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Career to Date:

1898- | 1 | 0 |

Jimmy Crabtree

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

23 December 1871

Burnley, Lancashire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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32

2

32

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0

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Career to Date:

1895- | 118 | 8 |

Albert Wilkes

Player #131
Midfielder
M Albert Wilkes | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #131 |

6 September 1875

West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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12

1

12

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0

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Career to Date:

1898- | 12 | 1 |

Tommy Bowman

Player #123
Midfielder
M Tommy Bowman | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #123 |

26 October 1873

Tarbolton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1898-99
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35

2

35

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Career to Date:

1897- | 51 | 2 |

Charlie Athersmith

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

10 May 1872

Bloxwich, Walsall

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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29

4

29

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Career to Date:

1891- | 246 | 78 |

Steve Smith

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

14 January 1874

Abbotts Langley, Hertfordshire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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28

4

28

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Career to Date:

1893- | 115 | 30 |

Jack Cowan

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

12 December 1870

Bonhill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1898-99
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7

2

7

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1895-99 | 70 | 21 |

Jack Sharp

Player #121
Winger
W Jack Sharp | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #121 |

15 February 1878

Hereford, Herefordshire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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8

4

8

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1897-99 | 24 | 15 |

Jack Devey

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

26 December 1866

Newtown, Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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30

20

30

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0

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Career to Date:

1891- | 239 | 142 |

Billy Garraty

Player #126
Forward
CF Billy Garraty | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #126 |

6 October 1878

Saltley, Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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10

7

10

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0

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0

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Career to Date:

1898- | 12 | 7 |

Fred Wheldon

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

November 1869

Langley Green, Oldbury, Sandwell

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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34

16

34

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1896- | 98 | 56 |

George Johnson

Player #129
Forward
CF George Johnson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #129 |

11 November 1871

West Bromwich, Sandwell, West Midlands

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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26

10

26

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1898- | 27 | 11 |

Bobby Templeton

Player #134
Forward
F Bobby Templeton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #134 |

29 March 1880

Coylton 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

1898-99
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1

0

1

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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:

1899- | 1 | 0 |

Ralph Gaudie

Player #130
Forward
F Ralph Gaudie | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #130 |

February 1876

Guisborough, North Yorkshire

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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5

1

5

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1898 | 5 | 1 |

Walter Leigh

Player #135
Forward
CF Walter Leigh | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #135 |

12 November 1874

Yardley, Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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1

0

1

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0

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
🥅

Career to Date:

1899 | 1 | 0 |

Frank Bedingfield

Player #133
Forward
CF Frank Bedingfield | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #133 |

March 1877

Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1898-99
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1

1

1

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0

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0

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Goalkeepers:
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Career to Date:

1898 | 1 | 1 |

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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
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
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
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
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
🏆 🏆 🏆
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:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
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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