Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #107
Appearances:
11
Starts:
11
Goals:
7
Seasons:
2
Source: Leicester Fosse Team Portrait, Undated.
Source: Leicester Fosse Team Portrait, Undated.
Billy Dorrell
Position
Forward
From
1894-95
To
1895-96
IMAGE CREDIT
Billy Dorrell
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
22 | 23 |
Division
D1 | D1 |
Appearances
11 |
9 | 2 |
Starts
11 |
9 | 2 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 |
Goals
7 |
6 | 1 |
*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
William Dorrell
Birth Date
1872
Birth Place
Aston, Birmingham
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Leicester Fosse
From
For
£250
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
Hopkins and Sewell works team |
1889-92 Singers FC |
1892-94 Leicester Fosse |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Leicester Fosse
For
Free
On
1896
Subsequent Clubs
1896-99 Leicester Fosse |
1899-05 Belper FC |
1905-06 Burslem Port Vale |
Source: Leicester Fosse Team Portrait, Undated.
Source: Leicester Fosse Team Portrait, Undated.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1894-96 Aston Villa, £250, 11 | 7 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 8 September 1894
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 8 September 1894
Liverpool (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 27 October 1894
Final Appearance
Saturday, 16 November 1895
Sheffield United (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 16 November 1895
Honours
1894-95 FA Cup Winners |
1895-96 League Champions |
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1939, Aged 67
Billy Dorrell
Player #107 for Aston Villa, William Dorrell, known as Billy Dorrell, played as a forward for the club.
Billy represented Villa in 1894-95 and 1895-96.
Billy was born in Aston, Birmingham in 1872 and made his debut as a 22 year old on 8th September 1894.
Villa had signed Billy from Leicester Fosse for a then club record of £250 and he went on to represent the club 11 times across his 2 seasons at the club.
In his short time with the Villa Billy contributed to the 1894-95 FA Cup win and the 1895-96 League Championship victory.
Billy scored twice in the 7-1 demolition of Newcastle United in the 2nd Round at Wellington Road helping set Villa on the road to the 1894-95 FA Cup final hosted at Crystal Palace, London where Villa once again beat West Bromwich Albion, this time 1-0.
In the following season Billy appeared in 2 league games in the 1895-96 Championship winning season scoring once in the 3-1 over Blackburn Rovers at Wellington Road.
Billy’s final game for Villa came on the 16th November 1895 aged 23 following which he rejoined Leicester Fosse.
Billy had played his Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Billy’s contribution to Villa however did not end on his departure as Billy’s son Arthur was to play for the Villa throughout the 1920’s
Billy passed away in 1937 aged 67.