Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,653 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #210
Appearances:
18
Starts:
18
Goals:
0
Seasons:
3
Source: Football card #7 Arthur Layton issued by the Amalgamated Press for Lot-o-Fun comic under the Sports Champions series, 1922.
Source: Football card #7 Arthur Layton issued by the Amalgamated Press for Lot-o-Fun comic under the Sports Champions series, 1922.
Arthur Layton
Position
Right Back
From
1908-09
To
1910-11
IMAGE CREDIT
Arthur Layton
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
23 | 24 | 25 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
18 |
10 | 5 | 3 |
Starts
18 |
10 | 5 | 3 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
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
Arthur Edmund David Layton
Birth Date
Saturday, 7 February 1885
Birth Place
Gornal, Staffordshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Rotherham Town
From
For
Free
On
January 1908
Previous Clubs
Royston United |
South Kirby |
Rotherham Town |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Middlesbrough
For
Free
On
1911
Subsequent Clubs
Middlesbrough |
Source: Football card #7 Arthur Layton issued by the Amalgamated Press for Lot-o-Fun comic under the Sports Champions series, 1922.
Source: Football card #7 Arthur Layton issued by the Amalgamated Press for Lot-o-Fun comic under the Sports Champions series, 1922.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1908-11 Aston Villa, Free, 18 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 19 December 1908
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 19 December 1908
Manchester City (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 11 March 1911
Bristol City (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 11 March 1911
Honours
1909-10 League Champions |
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1959, Aged 74
Arthur Layton
Player #210 for Aston Villa, Arthur Edmund David Layton, played as a right back for the club. Arthur played for Villa between 1908-09 and 1910-11 making 18 appearances.
Arthur was born in Gornal, just 13 miles from Villa Park, on 7th February 1885 and made his debut appearance for Villa at the age of 23 on the 19th December 1908.
Villa had signed Arthur from Rotherham Town along with Ben Jones in January 1908 and during his time with Villa won the 1909-10 League title making 4 appearances during the campaign.
Arthur followed up the league success with 2nd place and in his time with Villa never finished below 7th in the table.
Arthur moved on to Middlesbrough after his final appearance for Villa on 11 March 1911.
Arthur played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Arthur passed away in Durham in 1959 aged 74.