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James Fisher

Player #119
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Forward
F James Fisher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | #119 |
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James Albert Fisher

23 December 1876

Denny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1897-98

St. Bernard's FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Free

1897

20

George Ramsay

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1897-98

Glasgow Celtic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Free

1898

21

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Previous Clubs

James Fisher

Previous Clubs:

Vale of Forth
King’s Park
East Stirling
St. Bernard’s FC

Loans Out

James Fisher

Loans Out:

None

Subsequent Clubs

James Fisher

Subsequent Clubs:

Glasgow Celtic
Manchester United
Retired

17

Appearances

5

Goals

Assists

Game Per

Career

James Fisher

Villa Youth:

n/a

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Positions Played:

Forward

Played Under:

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Villa Career:

F James Fisher | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1897-98 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 17 | ⚽ 5 | 🔥 - | #119 |

Villa Honours:

Played for the Villa

Debut Appearance

James Fisher

Debut Squad:

1897-98

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1 September 1897

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut:

1897-98

1 September 1897

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

20

Final Appearance

James Fisher

Final Appearance:

1897-98

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30 April 1898

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

21

Final Squad:

1897-98

30 April 1898

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Career Notes

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Villa Career

James Fisher

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
17
17
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
5
3.40

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0

Goals

5

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🟩 4 Sep 1897, Villa 4-3 Albion, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Fred Wheldon | Fred Wheldon | Fred Wheldon | James Fisher |

Division One

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🟩 18 Sep 1897, Villa 3-1 Bury, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | James Fisher | 15’ | James Fisher | Fred Wheldon |

Division One

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🟩 5 Mar 1898, Villa 4-1 Derby, Villa Park

Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | 15’ | James Fisher | 2-0 | Jack Sharp | 3-0 | 4-0 |

Division One

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🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground

Scorer(s) | James Fisher |

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Assists

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Sendings Off

0

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Competition Record

James Fisher

League

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:

FA Cup

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

League Cup

EFL Cup.jpg
Games:
Starter:
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
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Season Record

James Fisher

1897-98

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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
17
17
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
5
0

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:

League Record

James Fisher

Premier League

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

First Division

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

Championship

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

Second Division

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

Third Division

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🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

League Seasons

James Fisher

1897-98

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First Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
17
17
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
5

League Matches

James Fisher

1897-98
🟩 30 Apr 1898, Villa 2-0 Forest, Villa Park
Division One
6th
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🟥 16 Apr 1898, Villa 0-4 Liverpool, Anfield
Division One
7th
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🟥 11 Apr 1898, Villa 1-2 Wolves, Villa Park
Division One
7th
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🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park
Division One
5th
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🟥 26 Mar 1898, Villa 1-3 Forest, Town Ground
Division One
4th
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🟩 12 Mar 1898, Villa 2-1 Bury, Gigg Lane
Division One
4th
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🟩 5 Mar 1898, Villa 4-1 Derby, Villa Park
Division One
4th=
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🟨 18 Dec 1897, Villa 0-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground
Division One
1st
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🟩 11 Dec 1897, Villa 5-1 Blackburn, Villa Park
Division One
1st=
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🟥 20 Nov 1897, Villa 0-2 Bolton, Burnden
Division One
2nd
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🟥 6 Nov 1897, Villa 1-3 Preston, Deepdale
Division One
2nd
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🟥 27 Sep 1897, Villa 0-3 Wednesday, Olive Grove
Division One
n/a
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🟥 25 Sep 1897, Villa 3-4 Blackburn, Ewood
Division One
1st
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🟩 18 Sep 1897, Villa 3-1 Bury, Villa Park
Division One
1st
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🟩 11 Sep 1897, Villa 3-2 Notts County, Trent Bridge
Division One
2nd
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🟩 4 Sep 1897, Villa 4-3 Albion, Villa Park
Division One
n/a
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🟩 1 Sep 1897, Villa 5-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
Division One
n/a
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FA Cup Seasons

James Fisher

1897-98

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FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
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FA Cup Matches

James Fisher

League Cup Seasons

James Fisher

1897-98

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League Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
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League Cup Matches

James Fisher

European Seasons

James Fisher

1897-98

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
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European Matches

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Unused Substitute Appearances

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International Career

James Fisher

Full International Record

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Biography

James Fisher

Player #119 for Aston Villa, James Albert Fisher, played as a forward for the club.

James made 18 appearances for Villa during the 1897-98 season..

James was born in Denny, Falkirk, Scotland on 23rd December 1876 and made his debut for the club as a 20 year old on 1st September 1897.

Villa had signed James from St. Bernard’s FC with all his 18 appearances coming in the league as Villa went in to finish 6th.

James made his final appearance for Villa on 30th April 1898 in the final league game of the season - a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest at Villa Park.

James had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

James subsequently moved on to Celtic.

James passed away on 4th December 1937 aged 60.

4 December 1937, Aged 61

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