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Appearances:

18

Starts:

18

Substitute:

0

Unused:

0

Goals:

0

Games per Goal:

Assists:

Goal Involvements:

Player #208

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Citizenship:

Position:

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Right Back

1908-09

1910-11

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Arthur Layton

Arthur Layton

Seasons Quick-View

Season

1908-09
1909-10
1910-11

Age

23
24
25

Division

D1
D1
D1

Squad #

Appearances

10
5
3

Starts

10
5
3

Subs

0
0
0

Unused

0
0
0

Goals

0
0
0

Assists

Bookings

Red Cards

Games / Goals

Goal

Involvements

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Goalkeeping Statistics

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1908-09
1909-10
1910-11

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Arthur Edmund David Layton

Birth Date

7 February 1885

Birth Place

Gornal, Staffordshire

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams

Royston United |
South Kirby |
Rotherham Town |

Transfer in

Aged

22

From

Rotherham Town

For

Free

On

January 1908

Under

George Ramsay

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

Under

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out

Aged

26

Middlesbrough

To

For

Free

On

1911

Under

George Ramsay

Subsequent Clubs

Middlesbrough |

Died

1959, Aged 74

Villa Career

1908-11 Free, 18 | 0 | #208 |

Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.

🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Appearances

Unused

18

0

Goals

0

Played Under

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

(First Squad)

Manager

First Goal

1908-09

19 December 1908

Manchester City (a), Division One

23

No Substitutes in Period

Did not score

Appearances

Goals

18

0

Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

1910-11

11 March 1911

Bristol City (h), Division One

Aged

Manager

(Final Squad)

Manager

26

No Substitutes in Period

Honours

1909-10 League Champions |

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

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England

Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |

Caps with Villa

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.

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