Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,653 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #211
Appearances:
16
Starts:
16
Goals:
0
Seasons:
1
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #54, February 27 1909.
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #54, February 27 1909.
Frank Cornan
Position
Midfielder
From
1908-09
To
1908-09
IMAGE CREDIT
Francis Cornan
Birth Date
Wednesday, 5 May 1880
Birth Place
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Birmingham
From
For
Free
On
September 1908
Previous Clubs
Sunderland Black Watch |
Willington FC |
1902-05 Barnsley |
1905-08 Birmingham |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Spennymoor United
For
Free
On
August 1909
Subsequent Clubs
1909 Spennymoor United |
1909-10 Barnsley |
1910-11 Nelson |
1911-12 Exeter City |
1912-15 Barnsley |
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #54, February 27 1909.
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #54, February 27 1909.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1908-09 Aston Villa, Free, 16 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 19 December 1908
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 19 December 1908
Manchester City (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Monday, 26 April 1909
Newcastle United (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Monday, 26 April 1909
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
31 May 1971, Aged 91
Frank Cornan
Player #211 for Aston Villa, Francis Cornan, known as Frank Cornan played as a midfielder for the club in a position then known as wing half.
Frank made 16 appearances for Villa in the 1908-09 season.
Frank was born in Sunderland on 5th May 1880 and made his debut appearance for Villa at the age of 28 on the 19th December 1908.
Villa had signed Frank from Birmingham for a fee of £350 in September 1908, and he stayed for two seasons, however Frank never really established himself as a regular in the first team after making the step up in divisions.
Frank made his final Villa appearance on 26th April 1909 having helped Villa to a 7th place finish.
After being released Frank returned to the North East in August 1909 and played for Spennymoor United for a short spell.
Frank played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Frank passed away in Halifax on 31st May 1971 aged 91.