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545

Legacy
Number

0

Youth
Promotion #

0

Youth
Debut #

1

Villa Appearances

0

Villa
Goals

0

Villa
Assists

0.00

Game
Per

Fred Mwila

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Midfielder

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Frederick Mwila

Role

M Fred Mwila | ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ | #545 |

Position

Born

Midfielder

6 July 1946

Birthplace

Country

Citizenship

Height

Foot

Kasama ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

Zambia ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1969-70

Atlanta Chiefs ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Free

1 September 1969

23

Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1970-71

Atlanta Chiefs ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

Free

July 1970

24

Vic Crowe ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ

Previous Clubs

Fred Mwila

Previous Clubs:

1964-66 Rhokana United ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

1967-69 Atlanta Chiefs ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
NASL
๐Ÿ•’ 72 | โšฝ 17 | (League)

Played Under

Fred Mwila

Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ 1969 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 ๐Ÿ” (0) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

Loans Out

Fred Mwila

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

Fred Mwila

Subsequent Clubs:

1970 Rhokana United ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

1971 Atlanta Chiefs ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
NASL
๐Ÿ•’ 22 | โšฝ 5 | (League)

1971-73 Rhokana United ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

1973 Atlanta Apollos ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ
NASL
๐Ÿ•’ 19 | โšฝ 3 | (League)

1973-77 Ndola United ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

1977 Retired aged 31

Career Progression

Fred Mwila

n/a

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Youth Career

Fred Mwila

Youth Appearances

Youth
Goals

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Please note: Youth statistics before the 2019-20 season require completion.

Reserve Career

Fred Mwila

Reserve Appearances

Reserve
Goals

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Please note: Reserve statistics before the 1995-96 season require completion.

First Team Career

Fred Mwila

1

Villa Appearances

0

Villa
Goals

0

Villa
Assists

M Fred Mwila | ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ |
Aston Villa 1969 | Free |
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 ๐Ÿ” (0) | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ 0 | #545 |
๐ŸŸฉ 0 | ๐ŸŸจ 1 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ 0 | ๐ŸŸฅ 0 |

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Honours

Fred Mwila

Played for the Villa

First Team Debut

Fred Mwila

Debut Squad:

1969-70

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Debut:

1969-70

๐ŸŸจ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

23

Final First
Team Appearance

Fred Mwila

Final Appearance:

1969-70

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๐ŸŸจ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

23

Final Squad:

1969-70

๐ŸŸจ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park

Tommy Docherty ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

Villa Career

Fred Mwila

Career Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
1
1
0
0

Career Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Career Results

๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
0%
100%
0%
1.00

Career Cards

๐ŸŸจ Bookings:
๐ŸŸฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0

0

Villa
Goals

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0

Villa
Assists

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Competition Record

Fred Mwila

League

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
1
1
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

FA Cup

Premier League.jpg
Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Cup

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Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Europe

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Games:
Starter:
0
0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Season Record

Fred Mwila

1969-70

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Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
1
1
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Results

๐ŸŸฉ Won:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unbeaten:
๐ŸŸฅ Lost:
Points / Game:
0%
0%
0%
1.00

Cards

๐ŸŸจ Bookings:
๐ŸŸฅ Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
0.00

League Record

Premier League

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub::
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Championship

EFL.jpg
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub::
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Fred Mwila

First Division

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๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub:
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Second Division

FL.jpg
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub::
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
1
1
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Third Division

FL.jpg
๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Sub::
โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

League Seasons

Fred Mwila

1969-70

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Second Division

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
1
1
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Appearances

1969-70
๐ŸŸจ 15 Nov 1969, Villa 0-0 Blackpool, Villa Park
Division Two
21st (-)
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FA Cup Seasons

Fred Mwila

1969-70

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
FA Cup.jpg

FA Cup Appearances

League Cup Seasons

Fred Mwila

1969-70

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
EFL.jpg

League Cup Appearances

European Seasons

Fred Mwila

1969-70

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

โšฝ Goals:
๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
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European Appearances

0

Unused
Sub

Unused Substitute Appearances

Fred Mwila

0

Red
Cards

Sendings Off

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International Career

Fred Mwila

Full International Record

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Career Notes

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Biography

Fred Mwila

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 โ€œLook, 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.

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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
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FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
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League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
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European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
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Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
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Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
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u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
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FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
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1993-94 Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1993-94

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