Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #348
Appearances:
21
Starts:
21
Goals:
5
Seasons:
4
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.
Archie Watkins
Position
Winger
From
1932-33
To
1935-36
IMAGE CREDIT
Archie Watkins
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
21 |
8 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Starts
21 |
8 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
5 |
1 | 0 | 4 | 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
Arthur Dennis Watkins
Birth Date
Friday, 28 June 1912
Birth Place
Stapleford, Nottinghamshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Loughborough
From
For
Free
On
November 1932
Previous Clubs
Stapleford FC |
Notts County |
James and Barnes FC |
Loughborough |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Reading
For
Free
On
July 1936
Subsequent Clubs
Reading |
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.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1932-35 Aston Villa, Free, 21 | 5 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Billy Smith led Management Committee |
Jimmy McMullan |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 10 December 1932
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 10 December 1932
Leeds United (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 4 February 1933
Final Appearance
Monday, 16 September 1935
Sunderland (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Monday, 16 September 1935
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
England
Died
1983, Aged 71
Archie Watkins
Player #348 for Aston Villa, Arthur Dennis Watkins, known as Archie Watkins, played as a winger for the club in the outside right position.
Archie played for Villa between 1932-33 and 1935-36 making 21 appearances, scoring 5 times.
Archie was born in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire on 28 June 1912 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 10 December 1932 aged 20.
Villa had signed Archie from Loughborough in November 1932.
Archie made 8 league appearances in his debut season but missed the whole of 1933-34 before having his most productive season the following year, 1934-35, with 4 goals in 11 appearances.
Archie played his final game for Villa on 16 September 1935 aged 23 before moving on to Reading in July 1936.
Archie had played under the Billy Smith led Management Committee, Villa’s first manager proper, Jimmy McMullan.
Archie passed away in 1983 aged 71.