Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,653 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #383
Appearances:
4
Starts:
4
Goals:
0
Seasons:
2
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.
Bill Carey
Position
Goalkeeper
From
1937-38
To
1938-39
IMAGE CREDIT
William James Carey
Birth Date
Sunday, 21 September 1913
Birth Place
Prestwich, Manchester
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Sedgley Park
From
For
Free
On
May 1936
Previous Clubs
Sedgley Park |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Bury
For
Free
On
1939
Subsequent Clubs
Retired |
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 |
1937-39 Aston Villa, Free, 4 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Jimmy Hogan |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 16 October 1937
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 16 October 1937
Newcastle United (h), Division Two
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Wednesday, 23 February 1938
Plymouth Argyle (h), Division Two
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Wednesday, 23 February 1938
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1 September 1998, Aged 85
Bill Carey
Player #383 for Aston Villa, William James Carey, known as Bill Carey, played as a goalkeeper for the club.
Bill played for Villa in 1937-38 making 4 appearances.
Bill was born in Prestwich, Manchester on 21 September 1913 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 16 October 1937 aged 24.
Villa had signed Bill from Sedgley Park in May 1936.
Bill was the 45th custodian of the Villa goal in League & Cup football and over his 4 games Bill kept 3 clean sheets conceding just once at a ratio of 0.25 goals per game.
That was a better ratio than any other Villa keeper to date playing more than once for the club.
Bill however would not get the opportunity to test his talent over a longer spell however as he played his final game on 23 February 1938 before retiring from football.
Bill had played under manager Jimmy Hogan.
Bill passed away in Colchester in September 1998 aged 85.