Player #440
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1954-55
1955-56
Retired
Eddie Follan
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1954-55 🕒 36 | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 - | #440 |
Season :
1954-55 | 1955-56 |
Age :
24 | 25 |
Division :
D1 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # |
Appearances :
27 | 9 |
Starts :
27 | 9 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 |
Goals :
7 | 0 |
Assists :
- | - |
Involvements :
7 | 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
Edward Harvey Follan
Birth Date
3 October 1929
Birth Place
Greenock, Inverclyde
Birth Country
Scotland
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
Scotland
Villa Youth
Aston Villa Youth
Aston Villa Reserves
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Ardeer Recreation
Greenock Central
Prescot Cables
Aston Villa Youth & Reserves
Football League First Division
Original Transfer
Aged
22
From
Prescot Cables FC
For
Youth
On
June 1952
Under
George Martin
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
26
Worcester City
Free
May 1956
Eric Houghton 🏴
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
Worcester City
Retired
Died
16 May 1975, Aged 45
Eddie Follan
Villa Career
1954-55 | Youth |
Football League First Division
🕒 36 | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 - | #440 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
16 October 1954
Under
Eric Houghton 🏴
First Squad
16 October 1954
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1954-55
16 October 1954
Manchester City (a), Division One
25
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1955-56
17 December 1955
Manchester City (h), Division One
26
Eric Houghton 🏴
Final Squad
17 December 1955
Manager
Eric Houghton 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Eddie Follan
Player #440 for Aston Villa, Edward Harvey Follan, known as Eddie Follan, played as a forward for the club.
Eddie played for Villa in 1954-55 and 1955-56 making 36 appearances and scoring 7 goals.
Eddie was born in Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland on 3 October 1929 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 16 October 1954 aged 25.
Described as “a capable inside forward”, Villa had signed Eddie from Prescot Cables in June 1952 and he went on to make 25 league and 2 cup appearances in his debut season, contributing 7 goals.
That however was to prove the high point of Eddie’s Villa career as his final season, the following year saw no goals in 9 games.
Eddie played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 17 December 1955 aged 26 before moving on to Worcester City in May 1956.
Eddie had played under Villa manager Eric Houghton.
Eddie passed away in Birmingham on 16 May 1975 aged just 45.