Player #371
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1936-37
1938-39
Retired
Bill Cobley
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1936-39 🕒 46 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #371 |
Season :
1936-37 | 1937-38 | 1938-39 |
Age :
26 | 27 | 28 |
Division :
D2 | D2 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # | # |
Appearances :
35 | 9 | 2 |
Starts :
35 | 9 | 2 |
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
William Arthur Cobley
Birth Date
31 December 1909
Birth Place
Blaby, Leicester, Leicestershire
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Leicester Ivanhoe
Coutisthorpe FC
Nuneaton Town
Original Transfer
Aged
24
From
Nuneaton Town
For
Free
On
February 1934
Under
Billy Smith
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
29
Solus FC
Free
1939
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
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
Solus FC
Retired
Died
1 April 1989, Aged 79
Bill Cobley
Villa Career
1936-39 🕒 46 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #371 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Jimmy McMullan 🏴
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
3 October 1936
Under
Jimmy McMullan 🏴
First Squad
3 October 1936
Manager
Jimmy McMullan 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1936-37
3 October 1936
Coventry City (h), Division Two
26
Jimmy McMullan 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1938-39
15 April 1939
Bolton Wanderers (a), Division One
29
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Final Squad
15 April 1939
Manager
Jimmy Hogan 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Bill Cobley
Player #372 for Aston Villa, William Arthur Cobley, known as Bill Cobley, played as a full back for the club.
Bill played for Villa between 1936-37 and 1938-39 making 46 appearances.
Bill was born in Blaby, Leicester on 31 December 1909 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 3 October 1936 aged 26.
Villa had signed Bill from Nuneaton Town in February 1934. and he went on to make 34 appearances in his debut season.
Bill won the Second Division championship with Villa in 1937-38 making 8 appearances as the club regained its top flight status however Bill made just one appearance in he First Division, playing his final game for Villa on 15 April 1939 aged 29. Bill returned to non league football with Solus in 1939.
Bill had played under managers Jimmy McMullan, and Jimmy Hogan.
Bill passed away in Leicester in April 1989 aged 80.