Appearances:
77 |
Starts:
77 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
0 |
Games per Goal:
Assists:
Goal Involvements:
Player #104
Source: Sketch from the Monmouthshire Beacon, December 23, 1898.
Source: Sketch from the Monmouthshire Beacon, December 23, 1898.
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Goalkeeper
1894-95
1898-99
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Harry Wilkes
Harry Wilkes
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Season
1894-95 | 1895-96 | 1896-97 | 1897-98 | 1898-99 |
Age
20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
25 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
Starts
25 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1894-95 | 1895-96 | 1896-97 | 1897-98 | 1898-99 |
🥅
114 |
🔢
1.48 |
⛔
14 |
⛔ %
18% |
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Harry Theodore Wilkes
Birth Date
19 June 1874
Birth Place
Alcester, Warwickshire
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Congregational Unity FC
Redditch Town
Transfer in
Aged
20
From
Redditch Town
For
Free
On
1894
Under
George Ramsay
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
24
Stoke City
To
For
Free
On
1898
Under
George Ramsay
Subsequent Clubs
Stoke
Retired
Died
9 February 1921, Aged 46
Villa Career
1894-98 Free, 77 | 0 | #104 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
77
0
Goals
0
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1894-95
1 September 1894
Small Heath (h), Division One
20
No Substitutes in Period
Did not score
Appearances
Goals
77
0
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1898-99
24 September 1898
Sheffield United (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
24
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
Harry Wilkes
Source: Sketch from the Monmouthshire Beacon, December 23, 1898.
Source: Sketch from the Monmouthshire Beacon, December 23, 1898.
Player #106 for Aston Villa, Harry Theodore Wilkes, known as Harry Wilkes and nicknamed Badger, played as a goalkeeper for the club.
Harry represented Villa between 1894-95 and 1898-99.
Harry was born in Alcester, Warwickshire on 19th June 1874 and made his debut as a 20 year old on 1st September 1894.
Harry was only the 2nd keeper in Villa history to make more than 75 appearances following Jimmy Warner.
Villa had signed Harry from Redditch Town and he went on to represent the club 77 times over his 5 seasons at the club.
Harry was the sixteenth custodian of the Villa goal in League and Cup football and the third to be considered Villa's regular number one over successive seasons after Jimmy Warner (1886-92) and Bill Dunning (1892-95).
Harry conceded 114 goals across his 77 appearances at a ratio of 1.48 whilst keeping 14 clean sheets.
In his time with the Villa Harry won 6 major trophies: 3 League Championships in 1895-96, 1896-97 and 1898-99 as well as 2 FA Cups wins in 1894-95 and 1896-97 (the latter completing the league and cup double) and a Charity Shield.
Harry was an ever present in the 1894-95 FA Cup Winning team keeping a clean sheet in the final hosted at Crystal Palace, London where Villa once again beat West Bromwich Albion, this time 1-0.
Harry played in 29 of 30 of Villa’s games in the 1895-96 Championship winning season keeping 5 clean sheets.
Harry was instrumental in the double winning season on 1896-97 keeping 2 clean sheets in 5 FA Cup appearances however Harry was not to feature in the final hosted at Crystal Palace, London where Villa vanquished Everton 3-2 in front of a crowd of 65,891.
Harry then made 4 league appearances in 1898-99 as Villa once again ran out as League Champions.
Harry’s final game for Villa came on the 24th September 1898 aged 24 after which he moved on to Stoke.
Harry had played his Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Harry passed away in Stoke on Trent on the 9th February 1921 aged just 46.