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Youth Promotion #

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Youth Debut #

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Goalkeeper #

Bob Thomas

Player #53
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Defender
D Bob Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #53 |
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Robert Samuel Thomas

April 1867

Birmingham

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1888-89

Cocknage FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Free

1888

21

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1888-89

Walsall Town 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Free

1889

21

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Previous Clubs

Bob Thomas

Previous Clubs:

Cocknage FC

Loans Out

Bob Thomas

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Bob Thomas

Subsequent Clubs:

Walsall Town

Retired

1

Appearances

0

Goals

0

Assists

Game Per

Career

Bob Thomas

Villa Youth:

n/a

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Positions Played:

Back

Played Under:

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1889

Villa Career:

D Bob Thomas | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1889 | Free |
Football League |
🕒 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #53 |

Villa Honours:

Played for the Villa

Debut Appearance

Bob Thomas

Debut Squad:

1888-89

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2 March 1889

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut:

1888-89

2 March 1889

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

21

Final Appearance

Bob Thomas

Final Appearance:

1888-89

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2 March 1889

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

21

Final Squad:

1888-89

2 March 1889

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Career Notes

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Villa Career

Bob Thomas

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
1
1
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0

Goals

0

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Assists

0

Bob Thomas

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Sendings Off

0

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Competition Record

Bob Thomas

League

Premier League.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

FA Cup

Premier League.jpg
Games:
Starter:
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Cup

EFL Cup.jpg
Games:
Starter:
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League

Premier League.jpg
Games:
Starter:
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Season Record

Bob Thomas

1888-89

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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
1
1
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:

League Record

Bob Thomas

Premier League

Premier League.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

First Division

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

Championship

EFL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

Second Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

Third Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

League Seasons

Bob Thomas

1888-89

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Football League

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

League Matches

Bob Thomas

FA Cup Seasons

Bob Thomas

1888-89

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
1
1

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
FA Cup.jpg

FA Cup Matches

Bob Thomas

1888-89
🟥 2 Mar 1889, Villa 1-8 Blackburn, Leamington Road
FA Cup
3rd Round
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League Cup Seasons

Bob Thomas

1888-89

EFL Cup.jpg
League Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
EFL.jpg

League Cup Matches

Bob Thomas

European Seasons

Bob Thomas

1888-89

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
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European Matches

Bob Thomas

Unused Substitute Appearances

Bob Thomas

Biography

Bob Thomas

Player #53 for Aston Villa, Robert Samuel Thomas, known as Bob Thomas played as a full back for the club. Bob represented Villa just once during the 1888-89 season.

Bob was born in Newtown, less 3 miles from the current Villa ground in April 1867 and made his only appearance for the club as a 21 year old on 3rd March 1889.

Villa had signed Bob from Cocknage FC.

Bob later transferred to Walsall Town.

Bob had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Bob passed away in Edgbaston in March 1936 aged 68.

1 March 1936, Aged 68

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