Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #119
Appearances:
205
Starts:
205
Goals:
0
Seasons:
11
Source: Football card Albert Evans issued by Ogden’s Cigarettes under the General Interest series, 1902.
Source: Football card Albert Evans issued by Ogden’s Cigarettes under the General Interest series, 1902.
Albert Evans
Position
Full Back
From
1896-97
To
1906-07
IMAGE CREDIT
Albert Evans
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
205 |
22 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
Starts
205 |
22 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*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
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Albert James Evans
Birth Date
Wednesday, 18 March 1874
Birth Place
Barnard Castle, County Durham
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Barnard Castle FC
From
For
Free
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
Stortforth & West Auckland Schools |
Egglestone Abbey Boys |
Barnard Castle |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
West Bromwich Albion
For
Free
On
1907
Subsequent Clubs
1907-09 West Bromwich Albion |
Source: Football card Albert Evans issued by Ogden’s Cigarettes under the General Interest series, 1902.
Source: Football card Albert Evans issued by Ogden’s Cigarettes under the General Interest series, 1902.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1896-07 Aston Villa, Free, 205 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 7 November 1896
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 7 November 1896
Bury (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 20 January 1906
Birmingham (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 20 January 1906
Honours
1896-97 League Champions |
1896-97 FA Cup Winners |
1898-99 League Champions |
1899-00 League Champions |
1904-05 FA Cup Winners |
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
22 March 1966, Aged 92
Albert Evans
Player #119 for Aston Villa, Albert James Evans, played as a full back for the club.
Albert represented Villa between 1896-97 and 1905-06.
Albert was born in Barnard Castle on 18th March 1874 and made his debut as a 22 year old on 7th November 1896.
Villa had signed Albert from Barnard Castle and he went on to represent the club 205 times over his 9 seasons at the club.
In his first season Albert helped Villa secure the league and cup double.
Overall, during his time with the Villa Albert won 7 major trophies: 3 League Championships in 1896-97, 1898-99 and 1899-00 as well as 2 FA Cups in 1896-97 and 1904-05 and 2 Charity Shields.
Albert played in 15 of 30 of Villa’s games in the 1896-97 Championship winning season and was an ever present in the victorious 1896-97 FA Cup campaign including the final, held at Crystal Palace in front of 65,891 people, as Villa recovered from a 2-1 deficit to beat Everton, 3-2.
By a twist of fate, as rival teams for the league title were involved in league matches on the afternoon of the 1896-97 FA Cup Final, results meant that Villa’s lead at the top of the table became unassailable.
Therefore, Villa became the only club to have won the League and FA Cup on the same day.
Albert made 29 appearances in the 1898-99 Championship winning season and 26 in the following year’s title.
Albert’s final game for Villa came on the 20th January 1906 aged 31 after which he moved to West Bromwich Albion.
Albert had played his entire Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Albert passed away in Warwick on the 22nd March 1966 aged 92.