Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #237
Appearances:
37
Starts:
37
Goals:
29
Seasons:
1
Source: Football card #49 Harold Halse issued by W A & A C Churchman for Churchman's Cigarettes under the Footballers series, 1914.
Source: Football card #49 Harold Halse issued by W A & A C Churchman for Churchman's Cigarettes under the Footballers series, 1914.
Harold Halse
Position
Centre Forward
From
1912-13
To
1912-13
IMAGE CREDIT
Harold James Halse
Birth Date
Friday, 1 January 1886
Birth Place
Leytonstone, East London
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Manchester United
From
For
£1,200
On
July 1912
Previous Clubs
Park Road School |
Newportians FC |
Wanstead FC |
Barking Town |
1905-06 Clapton Orient |
1906-07 Southend United |
1908-12 Manchester United |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Chelsea
For
Free
On
May 1913
Subsequent Clubs
1913-21 Chelsea |
1921-23 Charlton Athletic |
Source: Football card #49 Harold Halse issued by W A & A C Churchman for Churchman's Cigarettes under the Footballers series, 1914.
Source: Football card #49 Harold Halse issued by W A & A C Churchman for Churchman's Cigarettes under the Footballers series, 1914.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1912-13 Aston Villa, £1.2k, 37 | 29 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Monday, 2 September 1912
Debut Appearance
Monday, 2 September 1912
Chelsea (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 7 September 1912
Final Appearance
Wednesday, 23 April 1913
Sunderland (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Wednesday, 23 April 1913
Honours
1912-13 FA Cup Winners |
Height
Foot
International Team
England
Died
25 March 1949, Aged 63
Harold Halse
Player #237 for Aston Villa, Harold James Halse played as a centre forward for the club.
Harold played for Villa in 1912-13 making 37 appearances for the club.
Harold was born in Leytonstone on 1st January 1888 and he made his debut appearance for Villa at the age of 26 on the 2nd September 1912.
Villa had signed Harold from Manchester United in July 1912 for a fee of £1,200.
Harold was an immediate success, scoring in his second game and then going on a scoring run of 12 in 6 games including netting all 5 goals in the 5-1 drubbing of Derby County.
It therefore comes as a huge surprise that Harold, in spite of his age, talent, performances, record and the substantial outlay made for his services in the summer of 1912 that he was allowed to leave the club.
Harold moved on to Chelsea but could not recapture his Villa form, hitting just 25 goals in 122 games.
Perhaps homesickness prompted his return to the capital city having spent 5 years away, whatever the reason Villa’s loss was no one else’s gain.
Harold played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Harold passed away in Colchester on 25th March 1949 aged 63.