Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #226
Appearances:
3
Starts:
3
Goals:
2
Seasons:
1
Source: Football card #26 Jimmy Birch issued by R & J Hill Ltd for Sunrise under the Famous Footballers series, 1923.
Source: Football card #26 Jimmy Birch issued by R & J Hill Ltd for Sunrise under the Famous Footballers series, 1923.
Jimmy Birch
Position
Centre Forward
From
1911-12
To
1911-12
IMAGE CREDIT
James Birch
Birth Date
Sunday, 1 January 1888
Birth Place
Blackwell, Derbyshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Stourbridge FC
From
For
Free
On
May 1910
Previous Clubs
1907-11 Stourbridge FC |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Queens Park Rangers
For
Free
On
June 1912
Subsequent Clubs
1912-26 Queens Park Rangers |
1926 Brentford |
Source: Football card #26 Jimmy Birch issued by R & J Hill Ltd for Sunrise under the Famous Footballers series, 1923.
Source: Football card #26 Jimmy Birch issued by R & J Hill Ltd for Sunrise under the Famous Footballers series, 1923.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1911-12 Aston Villa, Free, 3 | 2 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 21 October 1911
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 21 October 1911
Sheffield Wednesday (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 21 October 1911
Final Appearance
Saturday, 24 February 1912
Sheffield Wednesday (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 24 February 1912
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1940, Aged 52
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.