Appearances:
102 |
Starts:
102 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
0 |
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Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #43
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #38, 14 November 1908.
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #38, 14 November 1908.
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Defender
1887-88
1892-93
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Gershom Cox
Gershom Cox
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Season
1887-88 | 1888-89 | 1889-90 | 1890-91 | 1891-92 | 1892-93 |
Age
24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Division
FAC | FL | FL | FL | FL | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
4 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 |
Starts
4 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 11 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Bookings
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Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1887-88 | 1888-89 | 1889-90 | 1890-91 | 1891-92 | 1892-93 |
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Gershom Cox
Birth Date
March 1863
Birth Place
Birmingham, West Midlands
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
1886-87 Excelsior FC
1887 Walsall Town
Transfer in
Aged
24
From
Walsall Town
For
Free
On
1887
Under
George Ramsay
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
30
Willenhall Pickwick
To
For
Free
On
1893
Under
George Ramsay
Subsequent Clubs
1893-95 Willenhall Pickwick
1895-98 Walsall Brunswick
1898-00 Bloxwich Strollers
Retired
Died
1 September 1940, Aged 77
Villa Career
1887-93 Free, 102 | 0 | #43 |
Appearances
Unused
102
0
Goals
0
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1887-88
15 October 1887
Oldbury Town (a), FA Cup
24
No Substitutes in Period
Did not score
Appearances
Goals
102
0
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1892-93
18 March 1893
Notts County (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
30
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Gershom Cox
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #38, 14 November 1908.
Source: Villa News & Record, Our Portrait Gallery #38, 14 November 1908.
Player #45 for Aston Villa, Gershom Cox played as a defender for the club. Gershom represented Villa between 1887-88 and 1892-93.
Gershom was born in Birmingham just three miles from Villa’s current ground in March 1863 and made his debut as a 24 year old on 15th October 1887.
Villa had signed Gershom from Walsall Town and he went on to represent the club 102 times over his six seasons at the club.
For many years Gershom was believed to have been the first player to score in the newly formed Football League in the opening fixture of the inaugural 1888-89 season (by virtue of an own goal in favour of opponents Wolves).
Gershom did indeed score earlier than any other player in Villa’s opening fixture by hitting the back of his own net in the 31st minute of the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers. However it was a later kick-off than the other fixtures (something identified 125 years later in 2013) so sadly Gershom didn’t actually score the first ever Football League goal.
Gershom did however achieve a first, he holds the honour of scoring the first ever own goal in Football League history.
Gershom’s final game for Villa came on 18th March 1893 after which he joined Willenhall Pickwick.
Gershom had played his entire Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Gershom passed away in September 1940 in Birmingham aged 77.