Appearances:
12 |
Starts:
12 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
0 |
Games per Goal:
0.00 |
Assists:
0 |
Goal Involvements:
0 |
Player #496
Source: Football card #3 John Gavan issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1960s Footballers series, thirteenth series.
Source: Football card #3 John Gavan issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1960s Footballers series, thirteenth series.
Born:
Citizenship:
Position:
From:
To:
Seasons:
Bookings:
Red Cards:
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🏴
Goalkeeper
1962-63
1965-66
4
0 |
0 |
John Gavan
John Gavan
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1962-63 | 1963-64 | 1964-65 | 1965-66 |
Age
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
Division
D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
# | # | # | # |
Appearances
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Starts
4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bookings
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Cards
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goals
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Goal
Involvements
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1962-63 | 1963-64 | 1964-65 | 1965-66 |
🥅
22 |
🔢
1.83 |
⛔
2 |
⛔ %
17% |
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
John Thomas Gavan
Birth Date
8 December 1939
Birth Place
Walsall
Birth Country
England
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🏴
Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
1962-63 Aston Villa Youth
Previous Teams
Hilary Street Old Boys
Staffordshire Youth
Walsall Youth
Walsall Wood
1962-63 Aston Villa Youth & Reserves
Football League First Division
Transfer in
Aged
22
From
Aston Villa Youth
For
Youth
On
April 1962
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
March 1963
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
27
Doncaster Rovers
To
For
Free
On
July 1967
Under
Tommy Cummings 🏴
Subsequent Clubs
1967-68 Doncaster Rovers
Football League Fourth Division
🕒 21 | 21 (0) | ⚽ 0 | (League)
Villa Career
1963-66 | Youth |
D1 |
🕒 12 | 12 (0) | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 | #496 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
12
0
Goals
0
Played Under
Joe Mercer 🏴 1963
Dick Taylor 🏴 1964, 1965, 1966
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1962-63
23 March 1963
Fulham (a), Division One
23
Joe Mercer 🏴
23 March 1963
Joe Mercer 🏴
Did not score
Appearances
Goals
12
0
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1965-66
2 April 1966
Northampton Town (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
Dick Taylor 🏴
26
2 April 1966
Dick Taylor 🏴
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
🏴
England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 |
Caps with Villa
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 |
John Gavan
Source: Football card #3 John Gavan issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1960s Footballers series, thirteenth series.
Source: Football card #3 John Gavan issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1960s Footballers series, thirteenth series.
Player #496 for Aston Villa, John Gavan, played as a goalkeeper for the club.
John played for Villa between 1962-63 and 1965-66 making 12 appearances.
John was born in Walsall, just 8 miles from Villa Park on 8 December 1939 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Saturday, 23 March 1963 aged 23.
Villa had signed John from Walsall Wood. He had almost joined Blackpool but was persuaded to play for Aston Villa Amateurs and he signed professional forms with Villa in November 1962.
John was the 60th custodian of the Villa goal in League & Cup football but wasn’t a regular starter for Villa. He did make 4 league appearances in each of the 1962-63 and 1965-66 seasons whilst not appearing in the whole of the 1964-64 season.
John did feature 3 times in the league cup and make one further league appearance but he was not to feature in the FA Cup.
Over his 12 appearances for Villa John conceded 23 goals in 12 games at a rate of 1.92 goals per game. Those figures placed John behind the levels of regular Villa ‘keepers and contemporaries Nigel Sims (1.50 in 409) and Geoff Sidebottom (1.74 in 88)
John played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 2 April 1966 aged 26 after 3 years with the club before moving on to Doncaster Rovers in July 1967.
John had played under Villa managers Joe Mercer and Dick Taylor.