Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #128
Appearances:
2
Starts:
2
Goals:
0
Seasons:
1
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.
Edmund Strange
Position
Midfielder
From
1897-98
To
1897-98
IMAGE CREDIT
Edmund Wallace Strange
Birth Date
Sunday, 12 March 1871
Birth Place
Bordesley Green, Birmingham
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Unity Gas
From
For
Free
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
1890-91 Small Heath Ravenshurst |
1891-92 Hoskins & Sewell FC |
1892-93 Small Heath |
1894-95 Langley Mill |
1895-97 Unity Gas FC |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Langley St. Michael's
For
Free
On
1898
Subsequent Clubs
1898 Langley St. Michael's |
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 |
1898 Aston Villa, Free, 2 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 2 April 1898
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 2 April 1898
Stoke (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 16 April 1898
Liverpool (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 16 April 1898
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
18 December 1925, Aged 54
Edmund Strange
Player #128 for Aston Villa, Edmund Wallace Strange, known as Edmund Strange played as a midfielder for the club in a position then known as a left half. Edmund made 2 appearances for Villa during the 1897-98 season.
Edmund was born in Bordesley Green on 12th March 1871 and made his debut for the club as a 27 year old on the 2nd April 1898.
Villa had signed Edmund from Unity Gas FC with both his appearances coming in the league as Villa went in to finish 6th.
Although Edmund’s on field contribution to Villa was fleeting he went on to support the club both as assistant secretary between 1899 and 1925 as well as serving as manager of the second XI.
Edmund had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Edmund passed away in Birmingham on 18th December 1926 aged 54.