Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #330
Appearances:
97
Starts:
97
Goals:
0
Seasons:
3
Source: Football sticker Ben Olney issued by Champion comic under the Album of Famous Footballers series, 1930.
Source: Football sticker Ben Olney issued by Champion comic under the Album of Famous Footballers series, 1930.
Ben Olney
Position
Goalkeeper
From
1927-28
To
1929-30
IMAGE CREDIT
Ben Olney
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
28 | 29 | 30 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
97 |
23 | 43 | 31 |
Starts
97 |
23 | 43 | 31 |
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
Benjamin Albert Olney
Birth Date
Wednesday, 15 March 1899
Birth Place
Holborn, London
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Derby County
From
For
Free
On
December 1927
Previous Clubs
Fairley’s Athletic |
Aston Park Rangers |
Brierley Hill Alliance |
Stourbridge FC |
Derby County |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Bilston United
For
Free
On
July 1930
Subsequent Clubs
Bilston United |
Source: Football sticker Ben Olney issued by Champion comic under the Album of Famous Footballers series, 1930.
Source: Football sticker Ben Olney issued by Champion comic under the Album of Famous Footballers series, 1930.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1927-30 Aston Villa, Free, 97 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Billy Smith led Management Committee |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 31 December 1927
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 31 December 1927
Leicester City (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 1 March 1930
Huddersfield Town (h), FA Cup
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 1 March 1930
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
England
Died
23 September 1943, Aged 44
Ben Olney
Player #330 for Aston Villa, Benjamin Albert Olney, known as Ben Olney and nicknamed Big Ben, played as a goalkeeper for the club.
Ben played for Villa between 1927-28 and 1929-30 mostly as first choice ‘keeper and in so doing made 97 appearances.
Ben was born in Holborn, London on 15 March 1899 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 31 December 1927 aged 28.
Villa had signed Ben from Derby County earlier in December 1927 and he went on to make the number one jersey his own for the rest of that season making 21 appearances through to the end of the season.
Ben was the 39th custodian of the Villa goal in League & Cup football.
Ben retained the number one spot making 43 appearances in 1929-30 and in total across his 3 seasons made 97 appearances and conceded 168 goals at a rate of 1.75 goals per game.
Ben played his final game for Villa on 1 March 1930 aged 30 before moving to Bilston United as player manager in July 1930.
Ben had played under the Billy Smith led Management Committee.
Ben passed away in Derby on 23rd September 1943 aged just 44.