Player #128

Appearances:

2

Starts:

2

Goals:

0

Seasons:

1

Edmund Strange
Edmund Strange

Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.

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Edmund Strange

Position

Midfielder

From

1897-98

To

1897-98

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Edmund Strange

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Seasons

1897-98

Age*

26

Division

D1

Appearances

2
2

Starts

2
2

Substitute

0
0

Unused

0
0

Goals

0
0

*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

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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 |

Edmund Strange
Edmund Strange

Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.

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Villa Career

Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |

1898 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.