M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Midfielder
1969 ๐ 1 | โ 1 ๐ (0) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 0 | #545 |
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ |
Aston Villa 1969 | Free |
Football League Second Division |
๐ 1 | โ
1 ๐ (0) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 0 | #545 |
๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 |
Cards ๐จ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
Previous Player | Next Player |
---|---|
M Emment Kapengwe | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #544 | | CB George Curtis | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #546 | |
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Frederick Mwila
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 July 1946 | Kasama ๐ฟ๐ฒ | Zambia ๐ฟ๐ฒ | Zambia ๐ฟ๐ฒ |
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Villa Youth Record
Youth Record

n/a
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs
1964-66 Rhokana United ๐ฟ๐ฒ
1967-69 Atlanta Chiefs ๐บ๐ธ
NASL
๐ 72 | โฝ 17 | (League)
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969-70 | 1 September 1969 | 23 | Free | Atlanta Chiefs ๐บ๐ธ | Tommy Docherty ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Played Under
Managers

Tommy Docherty ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ 1969 ๐ 1 | โ 1 ๐ (0) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐ฉ 0 | ๐จ 1 | ๐ฅ 0 |
Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Career Summary

๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Competition Record






๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Games ๐, Goals โฝ, Assists ๐ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Season by Season Record
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969-70 | 23 | D2 | 21st | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Goalkeeping Record

GK # | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Honours
Villa Honours

Played for the Villa
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1969-70 | ๐จ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park | Tommy Docherty ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Manager | Aged |
---|---|---|---|
1969-70 | ๐จ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park | Tommy Docherty ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | 23 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Did not Score |
Game # | First Assist |
---|---|
Game # | First Clean Sheet |
---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1969-70 | ๐จ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park | 23 | Tommy Docherty ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1969-70 | ๐จ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park | Tommy Docherty ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Loans Out

Loans
None
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1970-71 | July 1970 | 24 | Free | Atlanta Chiefs ๐บ๐ธ | Vic Crowe ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs
1970 Rhokana United ๐ฟ๐ฒ
1971 Atlanta Chiefs ๐บ๐ธ
NASL
๐ 22 | โฝ 5 | (League)
1971-73 Rhokana United ๐ฟ๐ฒ
1973 Atlanta Apollos ๐บ๐ธ
NASL
๐ 19 | โฝ 3 | (League)
1973-77 Ndola United ๐ฟ๐ฒ
1977 Retired aged 31
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Quotes

M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Biography
Player #545 for Aston Villa, Frederick Mwila known as Freddie Mwila played as a midfielder for the club in 1969-70 making 1 appearances.
Freddie was born in Kasama, Zambia on 6 July 1946 and he made his sole appearance for Villa on Saturday, 15 November 1969 aged 23.
Tommy Docherty had signed Freddie from Atlanta Chiefs in a combined deal with fellow Zambian Emment Kapengwe becoming the first African players to sign for the club.
Docherty had spotted the pair in a pre-season friendly and immediately moved to sign them up despite the huge step up in football from the NASL to the second tier in England.
Mwila immediately struggled as did Docherty and to add insult to injury as he led Villa to the third tier, the failed former Villa boss Docherty was alleged to have enticed both Mwila and his compatriot Kapengwe away from the Villa following his sacking saying โLook, I am going away elsewhere but if you want to stay, you are at liberty to do so.โ
Both left Villa at the end of the season mid-way through their two-year deals and returned to Zambian football before returning to Atlanta Chiefs in July 1970.

M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Appearances
1

M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Starts
1

M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
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M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
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M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Goals Scored
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
---|
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Assists Made
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Cards Received
๐จ

0
๐ฅ
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
International Record
Zambia

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
1965-74 ๐ 36 | โฝ 15 | | ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ 0 | โ
0 ๐ (0) | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ 0 | ๐บ 0 | |
M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
Matches

M Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | #545 |
๐จ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park


Game #3052
Division Two
Manager: Tommy Docherty | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1968-1970
Referee: Clive Thomas | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ | Treorchy, 1968โ1983
Kick off: 3.00pm
HT Score: ๐จ 0-0
FT Result: ๐จ Drew
FT Score: ๐จ 0-0
Last 5: ๐จ ๐จ ๐ฅ ๐ฉ ๐จ
Season | 1969-70 |
Matchday | #22 |
League Match | #20 |
Manager Game | #45 |
Saturday, 15 November 1969
Scorer(s) | None
Assists(s) | None
Teams

GK John Phillips | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
RB Mick Wright | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB Fred Turnbull | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
LB Charlie Aitken | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Lionel Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ |
M Barrie Hole | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Bruce Rioch | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M Lew Chatterley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Emment Kapengwe | ๐ฟ๐ฒ |
F Brian Godfrey | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
F Fred Mwila | ๐ฟ๐ฒ | ๐ข | ๐ด |

GK Harry Thomson | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
RB Jimmy Armfield | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CB John McPhee | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
LB Harry Mowbray | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
M John Craven | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Glyn James | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ |
M Alan Suddick | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
M Tommy Hutchison | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
F Micky Burns | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
F Bob Hatton | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
CF Fred Pickering | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Starting XI
Substitutes
๐ | M Dave Rudge | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | for M Lionel Martin | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | 57' |
Unused Substitutes
None
Substitutes
No Substitutions Made
Unused Substitutes
LB Bill Bentley | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Match Timeline
๐ข | 1โ Debut, Fred Mwila
๐ | HT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackpool
๐ | 57โ Sub off, Lionel Martin, Sub on, Dave Rudge
๐ | FT Aston Villa 0-0 Blackpool
On This Day
After 20 games and three wins Villa sit two points off the bottom of the table one point from safety as Watford - also held to a goalless draw - sit bottom. But focus lies elsewhere as the restless fan base take out their ire on Lionel Martin whilst Tommy Docherty blames all and sundry. Meanwhile, behind the scenes turmoil and discipline leave the club looking fractured on and off the pitch.
Tommy Docherty's Villa fail to win for the seventeenth time in twenty League games to make it three wins, eight draws and nine losses in twenty division two games to sit bottom of the table. Meanwhile, Docherty handed a debut to Zambian forward Freddie Mwila, 23, who had joined from Atlanta Chiefs in September alongside debutant from the previous fixture, Emment Kapengwe. The game would proved to be Mwila's sole appearance for Villa.