Player #6
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1879-80
1884-85
Retired
Eli Davis
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1879-85 🕒 22 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 4 | #6 |
Season :
1879-80 | 1880-81 | 1881-82 | 1882-83 | 1883-84 | 1884-85 |
Age :
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Division :
FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC | FAC |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # | # | # |
Appearances :
2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Starts :
2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Assists :
1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Involvements :
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Bookings :
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - | - | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Elisha Davis
Birth Date
December 1855
Birth Place
Dudley
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Hockley Hill Council School
Florence FC
Wednesbury Strollers
Original Transfer
Aged
24
From
Wednesbury Strollers
For
Free
On
1879
Under
Management Committee
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
29
Retired
Released
1885
Management Committee
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
Retired
Died
20 December 1897, Aged 42
Eli Davis
Villa Career
1879-85 | Free |
🕒 22 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 4 | #6 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Management Committee 1879-85
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
13 December 1879
Under
Management Committee
First Squad
13 December 1879
Manager
Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1879-80
13 December 1879
Stafford Road (a), FA Cup
24
Management Committee
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1884-85
10 January 1885
West Bromwich Albion (a), FA Cup
29
Management Committee
Final Squad
10 January 1885
Manager
Management Committee
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Eli Davis
Player #6 for Aston Villa, Elisha Davis, known as Eli Davis played as a midfielder for the club. Eli made his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villa’s first entry into the competition.
Eli was born in Dudley, ten miles from the current Villa ground, in December 1855 and made his debut as a 24 year old on the 13th December 1879.
Villa had signed Eli from Wednesbury Strollers and he went on to represent the club for six successive seasons from 1879-80 to 1884-85.
Eli was described in teammate Archie Hunter’s book as:
“Another special favourite with the spectators … who worked the left wing and was noted for the really wonderful way in which he screwed the ball from the corner with his left foot. As everybody knows, a forward is not much good unless he can take the ball up and centre it in goal, and in doing this Eli excelled. He was a very brilliant and a very sure player.”
Eli’s final game came on 10th January 1885 having reached a career best 5th Round of the FA Cup in 1882-83. Eli subsequently retired from football aged 29 due to a knee injury.
Eli played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role which from the 1884-85 season was led by George Ramsey.
Eli passed away in Birmingham on 20th December 1897 aged just 42.