Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #147
Appearances:
111
Starts:
111
Goals:
7
Seasons:
5
Source: 1901-02 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1901-02 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Alf Wood
Position
Defender
From
1900-01
To
1904-05
IMAGE CREDIT
Alf Wood
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
111 |
4 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 6 |
Starts
111 |
4 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 6 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
7 |
0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
*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
Alfred Josiah Edward Wood
Birth Date
Friday, 30 June 1876
Birth Place
Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Stoke
From
For
Free
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
Stoke-on-Trent Council School |
1891-92 Smallthorne Albion |
1892-95 Burslem Port Vale |
1895 Southampton, Dispute transfer, Cancelled |
1895-01 Stoke City |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Derby County
For
Free
On
May 1905
Subsequent Clubs
1905-07 Derby County |
Bradford Park Avenue |
Source: 1901-02 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1901-02 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1901-05 Aston Villa, Free, 111 | 7 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 30 March 1901
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 30 March 1901
Sheffield United (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Wednesday, 25 December 1901
Final Appearance
Saturday, 15 October 1904
Derby County (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 15 October 1904
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
5 April 1919, Aged 42
Alf Wood
Player #147 for Aston Villa, Alfred Josiah Edward Wood, known as Alf Wood played as a defender for the club.
Alf played for Villa between 1900-01 and 1904-05.
Alf was born in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent on 30th June 1876 and made his debut appearance for the club as a 24 year old on 30th March 1901.
Villa had signed Alf from Stoke and he was to go on and make 111 appearances.
During his time with Villa, Alf would not win a trophy however his career, having taken off in 1901-02 with 33 league appearances reached its peak in 1902-03 with a contribution of 32 appearances as Villa finished runners up in the league.
The following season Alf would make another 29 appearances but would play his final game on 15th October 1904 aged 28.
Alf played his Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Alf moved on to Derby County in May 1905.
Alf passed away in 5th April 1919 aged just 42.