Player #225
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1911-12
1911-12
Retired
Jimmy Birch
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1911-12 🕒 3 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 - | #225 |
Season :
1911-12 |
Age :
23 |
Division :
D1 |
Squad # :
# |
Appearances :
3 |
Starts :
3 |
Substitute :
0 |
Unused :
0 |
Goals :
2 |
Assists :
- |
Involvements :
2 |
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
James Birch
Birth Date
1 January 1888
Birth Place
Blackwell, Derbyshire
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
1907-11 Stourbridge FC
Original Transfer
Aged
22
From
Stourbridge FC
For
Free
On
May 1910
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
24
Queens Park Rangers
Free
June 1912
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
1912-26 Queens Park Rangers
Southern League, Third Division South
🕒 334 | ⚽ 125 | (League)
1926 Brentford
Third Division South
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 | (League)
1926 Retired aged 38
Died
1940, Aged 52
Jimmy Birch
Villa Career
1911-12 🕒 3 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 - | #225 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
George Ramsay 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
21 October 1911
Under
George Ramsay 🏴
First Squad
21 October 1911
Manager
George Ramsay 🏴
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1911-12
21 October 1911
Sheffield Wednesday (h), Division One
23
George Ramsay 🏴
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1911-12
24 February 1912
Sheffield Wednesday (a), Division One
24
George Ramsay 🏴
Final Squad
24 February 1912
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
Jimmy Birch
Player #226 for Aston Villa, James Birch, known as Jimmy Birch played as a centre forward for the club.
Jimmy played for Villa in the 1911-12 season making 3 appearances.
Jimmy was born in Blackwell, Derbyshire in 1888 and made his debut appearance for Villa at the age of 23 on the 21st October 1911, scoring a brace - his only goals for Villa - in the 2-3 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.
Jimmy’s only other game for Villa would come in the reverse fixture on 24th February 1912 with Villa once again beaten - this time 0-3.
Villa had signed Jimmy from Stourbridge FC in May 1910.
Despite being a stocky and bustling centre forward Jimmy was just 5 feet 7 inches tall, a relatively small size for a footballer.
Jimmy’s height maybe counted against his selection for the first team given his scoring prowess and value had been well proven through his reserve team performances
However former Villa great Jimmy Cowan saw through the physique and took Jimmy to Queens Park Rangers in June 1912 where he went on to make over 350 appearances and score 144 goals.
Jimmy played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Jimmy passed away in London in 1940 aged just 52.