Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #173
Appearances:
26
Starts:
26
Goals:
12
Seasons:
4
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.
Billy Matthews
Position
Centre Forward
From
1903-04
To
1906-07
IMAGE CREDIT
Billy Matthews
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
26 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Starts
26 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
12 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 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 Matthews
Birth Date
Thursday, 1 July 1880
Birth Place
Derby, Derbyshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Ripley Athletic
From
For
Free
On
August 1903
Previous Clubs
Ripley Athletic |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Notts County
For
Free
On
November 1906
Subsequent Clubs
1906-12 Notts County |
1912-13 Derby County |
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 |
1904-06 Aston Villa, Free, 26 | 12 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 12 March 1904
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 12 March 1904
Wolverhampton Wanderers (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 9 April 1904
Final Appearance
Saturday, 20 October 1906
Manchester City (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 20 October 1906
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1916, Aged 36
Billy Matthews
Player #173 for Aston Villa, William Matthews, known as Billy Matthews played as a centre forward for the club.
Billy played for Villa between 1903-04 and 1906-07 seasons making 26 appearances and scoring 12 goals for the club.
Billy was born in Derby in July 1880 and made his Villa debut on 12th March 1904 aged 23.
Villa had signed Billy from Ripley Athletic and proved to be a useful back up starter for Villa in the league.
All Billy’s appearances came in the league and his final game for Villa came on 10th October 1906 at the age of 26 before being transferred to Notts County on 1st November 1906.
Billy had played under the George Ramsey led Management Committee.
Billy passed away in Nottinghamshire in 1916 aged just 36.