Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #144
Appearances:
2
Starts:
2
Goals:
2
Seasons:
1
Source: Football card #369 Albert Brown issued by Ogden’s Cigarettes under the Our Leading Footballers series, 1901.
Source: Football card #369 Albert Brown issued by Ogden’s Cigarettes under the Our Leading Footballers series, 1901.
Albert Brown
Position
Forward
From
1900-01
To
1900-01
IMAGE CREDIT
Albert Brown
Birth Date
Tuesday, 1 April 1879
Birth Place
Austrey, Tamworth, Staffordshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Tamworth FC
From
For
Free
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
Atherstone County School |
Atherstone Star |
Tamworth FC |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Southampton
For
Free
On
1901
Subsequent Clubs
1901-02 Southampton |
1902-04 Queens Park Rangers |
1904-05 Preston North End |
1905-06 Blackpool |
Source: Football card #369 Albert Brown issued by Ogden’s Cigarettes under the Our Leading Footballers series, 1901.
Source: Football card #369 Albert Brown issued by Ogden’s Cigarettes under the Our Leading Footballers series, 1901.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1900-01 Aston Villa, Free, 2 | 2 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 24 November 1900
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 24 November 1900
Sheffield United (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 24 November 1900
Final Appearance
Saturday, 16 February 1901
Notts County (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 16 February 1901
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
6 May 1955, Aged 76
Albert Brown
Player #144 for Aston Villa, Albert Brown and nicknamed The Tamworth Sprinter played as a forward for the club.
Albert represented Villa in 1900-01.
Albert was born in Tamworth on 1st April 1879 and made his debut appearance for the club on the 24th November 1900 aged 21 and scoring both goals in the away draw with Sheffield United.
Villa had signed Albert from Tamworth and he went on to appear on one more occasion for Villa before he moved on to Southampton.
Albert played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Albert passed away in Birmingham on 6th May 1955 aged 76.