Player #329
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1927-28
1929-30
Retired
Ben Olney
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1927-30 🕒 97 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #329 |
Season :
1927-28 | 1928-29 | 1929-30 |
Age :
28 | 29 | 30 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # | # |
Appearances :
23 | 43 | 31 |
Starts :
23 | 43 | 31 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
- | - | - |
Involvements :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
Bookings :
- | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Benjamin Albert Olney
Birth Date
15 March 1899
Birth Place
Holborn, London
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Fairley’s Athletic
Aston Park Rangers
Brierley Hill Alliance
Stourbridge FC
Derby County
Original Transfer
Aged
28
From
Derby County
For
Free
On
December 1927
Under
Billy Smith
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
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On
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Under
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Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
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Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
31
Bilston United
Free
July 1930
Billy Smith 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
Bilston United
Retired
Died
23 September 1943, Aged 44
Ben Olney
Villa Career
1927-30 🕒 97 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #329 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Billy Smith 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
31 December 1927
Under
Billy Smith 🏴
First Squad
31 December 1927
Manager
Billy Smith 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1927-28
31 December 1927
Leicester City (a), Division One
28
Billy Smith 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1929-30
1 March 1930
Huddersfield Town (h), FA Cup
30
Billy Smith 🏴
Final Squad
1 March 1930
Manager
Billy Smith 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1928 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 |
England
Caps with Villa
1928 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 |
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.