Player #56
Appearances:
17
Starts:
17
Goals:
0
Seasons:
1
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Albert Aldridge
🏴
Position:
Full Back
From:
1889-90
To:
1889-90
Albert Aldridge
Seasons Quick-View
Season
Age*
1889-90 |
25 |
Division
FL |
Appearances
17 |
17 |
Starts
Substitute
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
Unused
0 |
0 |
Goals
0 |
0 |
Games per Goal
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1889-90 |
Conceded
per Game
Clean Sheets
%
Albert Arthur James Aldridge
Birth Date
April 1864
Birth Place
Walsall, West Midlands
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Transfer in
From
Walsall Town Swifts
For
Free
On
Unknown
Under
George Ramsay
Previous Clubs
Walsall Council and Pleck Schools
1882-86 Walsall Swifts
1886-88 West Bromwich Albion
1888-89 Walsall Town Swifts
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Retired
For
Released
On
1889
Under
George Ramsay
Subsequent Clubs
Retired
Career Status
Retired, Passed Away
Villa Career
Player # | Seasons Active. Fee, Appearances | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
#56 | 1889 Free, 17 | 0 |
Appearances
Goals
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 7 September 1889
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 7 September 1889
Burnley (h), Football League
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 28 December 1889
Derby County (a), Football League
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 28 December 1889
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
Years Active | International Caps | Goals |
England
Died
1 May 1891, Aged 27
Albert Aldridge
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Player #56 for Aston Villa, Albert Arthur James Aldridge, played as a full back for the club.
Albert represented Villa 17 times during the 1889-90 season.
Albert was born in Walsall, less 10 miles from the current Villa ground on 13th April 1864 and made his debut for the club as a 25 year old on 7th September 1889.
Villa had signed Albert from Walsall Town Swifts.
The Villa News and Record of 1st September 1906 paid tribute to Albert:
“Won his spurs with WBA for which club he showed consistent form for several seasons. A dogged, fearless back; reliable at close quarters, with flashes of real brilliance in the open. The harder the tussle, the better he played.”
Ill health forced Albert to retire from football and his final game came on 28th December 1889 aged 25.
Albert had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Albert passed away in Birmingham in May 1891 aged just 27.