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First Division
12th of 22

Season 56 | 1938-39

Jimmy Hogan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Aston Villa First Team Squad

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Fred Biddlestone

Player #335
Goalkeeper
GK Fred Biddlestone | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #335 |

26 November 1906

Dudley ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

28

โšฝ

0

โœ…

28

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

40

โ›”

7

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 160 | โœ… 160 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

Joe Rutherford

Player #389
Goalkeeper
GK Joe Rutherford | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #389 |

20 September 1914

County Durham ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

11

โšฝ

0

โœ…

11

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

16

โ›”

2

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Alan Wakeman

Player #388
Goalkeeper
GK Alan Wakeman | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #388 |

20 November 1920

Walsall ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

6

โšฝ

0

โœ…

6

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

8

โ›”

0

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 6 | โœ… 6 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Frank Moss 1938-55

Player #385
Centre Back
CB Frank Moss | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #385 |

16 September 1917

Aston ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Heading 6
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Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

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Career to Date:

Career to Date

Jimmy Allen

Player #355
Centre Back
CB Jimmy Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #355 |

16 October 1909

Poole ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

45

โšฝ

1

โœ…

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 161 | โœ… 161 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

George Cummings

Player #362
Full Back
LB George Cummings | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #362 |

5 June 1913

Falkirk ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

43

โšฝ

0

โœ…

43

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 125 | โœ… 125 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Ernie Callaghan

Player #349
Full Back
RB Ernie Callaghan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #349 |

21 January 1910

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

45

โšฝ

0

โœ…

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 127 | โœ… 127 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 6

Bill Cobley

Player #371
Full Back
FB Bill Cobley | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #371 |

31 December 1909

Leicester๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

2

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

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0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 46 | โœ… 46 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Alex Massie

Player #366
Midfielder
M Alex Massie | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #366 |

13 March 1906

Glasgow ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

45

โšฝ

0

โœ…

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

1

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 152 | โœ… 152 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 5 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 11

Eric Houghton

Player #334
Winger
W Eric Houghton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #334 |

29 June 1910

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

39

โšฝ

12

โœ…

39

๐Ÿ”ฅ

6

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 390 | โœ… 390 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 170 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 108

Andy Kerr

Player #370
Winger
W Andy Kerr | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #370 |

11 August 1917

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

15

โšฝ

3

โœ…

15

๐Ÿ”ฅ

2

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 28 | โœ… 28 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 3 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 2

Bob Iverson

Player #377
Forward
CF Bob Iverson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #377 |

17 October 1910

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

45

โšฝ

2

โœ…

45

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 113 | โœ… 113 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 7 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 6

George Edwards

Player #386
Forward
F George Edwards | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #386 |

1 April 1918

Great Yarmouth ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

3

โšฝ

0

โœ…

3

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 3 | โœ… 3 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0

Frank Broome

Player #359
Forward
CF Frank Broome | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #359 |

11 June 1915

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

36

โšฝ

16

โœ…

36

๐Ÿ”ฅ

12

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 142 | โœ… 142 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 87 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 33

Freddie Haycock

Player #376
Forward
F Freddie Haycock | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #376 |

19 April 1912

Bootle ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

41

โšฝ

12

โœ…

41

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 110 | โœ… 110 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 32 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 14

Ronnie Starling

Player #378
Forward
F Ronnie Starling | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #378 |

11 October 1909

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

31

โšฝ

4

โœ…

31

๐Ÿ”ฅ

3

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 97 | โœ… 97 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 13 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 14

Jackie Martin

Player #373
Forward
F Jackie Martin | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #373 |

5 August 1914

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

22

โšฝ

9

โœ…

22

๐Ÿ”ฅ

5

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 24 | โœ… 24 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 9 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5

Frank Oโ€™Donnell

Player #387
Forward
CF Frank Oโ€™Donnell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | #387 |

31 August 1911

Buckhaven ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Scotland ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

31

โšฝ

14

โœ…

31

๐Ÿ”ฅ

9

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 31 | โœ… 31 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 14 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 9

Frank Shell

Player #381
Forward
F Frank Shell | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #381 |

2 January 1912

Hackney ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

4

โšฝ

0

โœ…

4

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 30 | โœ… 30 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 12 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 5

Tommy Clayton

Player #383
Forward
CF Tommy Clayton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #383 |

19 July 1910

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

England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

1938-39
๐Ÿ•’

2

โšฝ

0

โœ…

2

๐Ÿ”ฅ

0

๐Ÿ”

0

๐ŸŸจ

๐Ÿ‡บ

0

๐ŸŸฅ

Goalkeepers:
๐Ÿฅ…

โ›”

Career to Date:

1938-39 ๐Ÿ•’ 11 | โœ… 11 | ๐Ÿ” - | โšฝ 1 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 1

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

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