Player #254
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1914-15
1921-22
Retired
Howard Humphries
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1914-21 🕒 21 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 - | #254 |
Season :
1914-15 | 1919-20 | 1920-21 | 1921-22 |
Age :
20 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Division :
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad # :
# | # | # | # |
Appearances :
7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Starts :
7 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Assists :
- | - | - | - |
Involvements :
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Games / Goal :
Bookings :
- | - | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
William Howard Humphries
Birth Date
19 May 1891
Birth Place
Aston, Birmingham
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
Handsworth Grammar School
1911-14 Handsworth Amateurs
Original Transfer
Aged
22
From
Handsworth Amateurs
For
Free
On
July 1913
Under
George Ramsay
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
30
Southend United
Free
December 1921
George Ramsay 🏴
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1921 Southend United
1921-22 Rotherham County
Retired
Died
1960, Aged 66
Howard Humphries
Villa Career
1914-21 🕒 21 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 - | #254 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
George Ramsay 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
2 September 1914
Under
George Ramsay 🏴
First Squad
2 September 1914
Manager
George Ramsay 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1914-15
2 September 1914
Notts County (h), Division One
23
George Ramsay 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1921-22
5 September 1921
Cardiff City (a), Division One
30
George Ramsay 🏴
Final Squad
5 September 1921
Manager
George Ramsay 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
Howard Humphries
Player #255 for Aston Villa, William Howard Humphries, played as a forward for the club.
Howard played for Villa between 1914-15 and 1921-22 making 21 appearances.
Howard was born in Aston, less than a mile from Villa Park, on 19 May 1891 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on the 2nd September 1914 aged 23.
Villa had signed Howard from Handsworth Amateurs in July 1913.
He was largely used as a back up forward before and after the Great War, making his final appearance on 5th September 1921 before moving to Southend United in December 1921.
Howard had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Howard passed away in 1954 aged 62.