M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
871
Legacy
Number
0
Youth
Promotion #
0
Youth
Debut #
Villa Career
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
16
Villa Appearances
1
Villa
Goals
2
Villa
Assists
5.33
Game
Per
Competition Breakdown
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
12
League Appearances
2
FA Cup
Appearances
2
League Cup
Appearances
0
European
Appearances
Division Record
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
12
Premier League Appearances
0
Division One
Appearances
0
Championship
Appearances
0
Division Two
Appearances
0
Division Three
Appearances
League Record
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
12
League Appearances
1
League
Goals
1
League
Assists
6.00
League
per Game
FA Cup Record
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2
FA Cup Appearances
0
FA Cup
Goals
0
FA Cup
Assists
0.00
FA Cup
per Game
League Cup Record
2
League Cup Appearances
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
0
League Cup
Goals
1
League Cup
Assists
2.00
League Cup
per Game
European Record
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
0
European Appearances
0
European
Goals
0
European
Assists
0.00
European
per Game
Other Appearance Record
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
0
Other Appearances
0
Other
Goals
0
Other
Assists
0.00
Other
per Game
Villa Career

Personal Profile
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Full Name:
Role:
Joseph John Cole
Midfielder
Position:
Born:
Midfield
8 November 1981
Birthplace:
Country:
Citizenship:
London 🏴
England 🏴
England 🏴
Height:
(5 ft 9 in) 1.76 m
Foot:
Right
Career Progression
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2014-15 Aston Villa First Team
First Team Career
16
Villa Appearances
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
1
Villa
Goals
2
Villa
Assists
M Joe Cole | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 2014-15 | Free |
🕒 16 | 5 (11) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 13 | #871 |
🟩 6 | 🟨 3 | 🟥 7 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |
Played Under
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Paul Lambert 🏴 2014-15 🕒 10 | 5 (5) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🟩 2 | 🟨 2 | 🟥 6 |
Tim Sherwood 🏴 2015 🕒 6 | 0 (6) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🟩 4 | 🟨 1 | 🟥 1 |
Honours
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
🥈 2014-15 FA Cup Finalist
🥈 2015-16 Premier League 2 Play Off Finalist
Previous Clubs
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
1998-03 West Ham United 🏴
Premier League, 🕒 150 | 127 (23) | ⚽ 13 |
2003-10 Chelsea 🏴 £8.91m
Premier League, 🕒 282 | 189 (93) | ⚽ 40 |
2010-13 Liverpool 🏴 Free
Premier League, 🕒 42 | 23 (19) | ⚽ 5 |
2011-12 Lille OSC 🇫🇷 (L)
Ligue 1, 🕒 38 | 25 (13) | ⚽ 4 |
2013-14 West Ham United 🏴 Free
Premier League, 🕒 37 | 19 (18) | ⚽ 5 |
Transfer In
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Season:
2014-15
From:
West Ham United 🏴
Fee:
Free
Date:
1 July 2014
Age:
32
Under:
Paul Lambert 🏴
Loans Out
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2015-16 Coventry City 🏴
19 Oct 2015 to 3 Jan 2016
League One, 🕒 7 | 6 (1) | ⚽ 1 |
Transfer Out
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Season:
2015-16
From:
Coventry City 🏴
Fee:
Free
Date:
7 January 2016
Age:
34
Under:
Rémi Garde 🇫🇷
Subsequent Clubs
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2016 Coventry City 🏴 Free
League One, 🕒 15 | 12 (3) | ⚽ 1 |
2016-18 Tampa Bay Rowdies 🇺🇸 Free
NASL
2018 Retired aged 37
Career Notes
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Villa Career Breakdown
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Villa Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
16
5
11
13
Villa Goals & Assists
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
2
16.00
5.33
Villa Career Breakdown
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Career Results
🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
38%
56%
44%
1.31
Career Cards
🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0
Season Record
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2014-15
Games
🕒 Games:
15
✅ Starter:
5
🔁 Substitute:
10
🇺 Unused:
10
Goals
⚽ Goals:
1
🔥 Assists:
1
Games per Goal:
15.00
Games per Involvement:
7.50
Results
🟩 Won:
33%
🇺 Unbeaten:
53%
🟥 Lost:
47%
Points per Game:
1.20
Cards
🟨 Bookings:
0
🟥 Sendings
Off:
0
Games per
Card:
0.00
2015-16
Games
🕒 Games:
1
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
1
🇺 Unused:
3
Goals
⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
1
Games per Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
1.00
Results
🟩 Won:
100%
🇺 Unbeaten:
100%
🟥 Lost:
0%
Points per Game:
3.00
Cards
🟨 Bookings:
0
🟥 Sendings
Off:
0
Games per
Card:
0.00
League Breakdown
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
League Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
12
3
9
League Goals & Assists
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
1
12.00
6.00
League Seasons
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2014-15
Premier League
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
12
3
9
000.00
Goals
⚽ Goals:
1
🔥 Assists:
1
Games per
Goal:
12.00
Games per Involvement:
6.00
2015-16
Premier League
Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
0
0
0
000.00
Goals
⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00
FA Cup Breakdown
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
FA Cup Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
2
1
1
FA Cup Goals & Assists
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
FA Cup Seasons
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2014-15
FA Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
2
✅ Starter:
1
🔁 Substitute:
1
Goals
⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00
2015-16
FA Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00
League Cup Breakdown
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
League Cup Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
2
1
1
League Cup Goals & Assists
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
1
0.00
2.00
League Cup Seasons
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2014-15
League Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
1
✅ Starter:
1
🔁 Substitute:
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00
2015-16
League Cup
Games
🕒 Games:
1
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
1
Goals
⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
1
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
1.00
European Breakdown
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
European Games
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0
European Goals & Assists
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
European Seasons
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
2014-15
n/a
Games
🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00
2015-16
n/a
Games
🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0
Goals
⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00
Unused Substitute Record
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
16
Villa Appearances
13
Unused
Sub
Cautions & Sending Off Record
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
0
Bookings /
Cautions
0
Sendings
Off
International Career
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Full International Record
Villa International Record
League Breakdown
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |






Career Notes
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Biography
M Joe Cole | 🏴 | #871 |
Player #871 for Aston Villa, Joseph John Cole known as Joe Cole played as a midfielder for the club in Villa’s 2014-15 and 2015-16 Premier League campaigns, with the latter ending in Villa’s first relegation from the top tier in nearly 30 years. Joe made 16 appearances and scored 1 goal.
Joe was born in Paddington on 8 November 1981.
Paul Lambert had signed Joe from West Ham United on a free transfer in July 2014 in a total about turn on transfer policy. Gone were the lower league imports and in came an equally unfathomable approach - signing ageing, faltering and in some cases downright failed players with ‘Big 6’ club history but who had long ago discarded them.
In summary Cole, ex-Liverpool and Chelsea, arrived, got injured and left.
Indeed Joe arrived injured, which didn’t bode well, but he recovered to make his first team bow in the League Cup 2nd Round defeat to Leyton Orient on Wednesday, 27 August 2014 before injury struck again. Joe had to wait until Saturday, 18 October 2014 to make his Premier League debut for Villa in the 0-3 defeat at Everton after coming on as an 81’ substitute for Christian Benteke. Cole appeared as a substitute in the following match coming on after 70’ for Ashley Westwood in Villa’s 0-2 defeat at QPR.
With his first three appearances for the club ending in hapless defeats under Lambert there were few signs that Cole’s signing was a catalyst for the team, however after sitting out the next 3 fixtures, Lambert recalled Cole to the starting line up and in his first Premier League start for Villa he scored in the 1-1 draw at Burnley on Saturday, 29 November 2014, his only goal for the club. Cole’s next start in the following game ended in Villa’s first win in 10 games but yet again Joe succumbed to injury.
By the time Joe returned, Lambert’s reign was in its death throes and after five successive Premier League defeats in which Joe was involved in three, Lambert was gone.
Lambert’s successor Tim Sherwood preferred a younger first XI and Cole would have to wait until Saturday, 4 April 2015 to make his reappearance as a 77’ minute substitute for Andreas Weimann in the 1-3 loss at Manchester United with Cole providing the assist for Christian Benteke’s 80’ consolation strike.
Sherwood would name Cole in 7 successive squads, making 5 substitute appearances before being named on the bench for the 2015 FA Cup Final against Arsenal, Cole however remained on the bench as Villa lost convincingly.
2015-16 saw interim manager Sherwood surprisingly kept in post and with a major, though disjointed overhaul of the squad having taken place in the close season, it was clear that Cole’s playing time at Villa would be severely limited.
Although Cole was named in the squad for the first Premier League game of the season on Saturday, 8 August 2015 with Villa recording what would turn out to be a rare victory, he remained an unused substitute and would make his final appearance for Villa on Tuesday, 25 August 2015 in the 5-3 League Cup win over Notts County coming on as a substitute for Adama Traoré on 60’.
Cole would go on to make two further unused substitute appearances before moving on loan to Coventry City in October 2015 ahead of a permanent move on a free transfer aged 34 in January 2016.
Cole had played under Paul Lambert and Tim Sherwood.





