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1 |
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0 |
Unused:
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Player #101
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
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Goalkeeper
1893-94
1893-94
1
Len Benwell
Len Benwell
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1893-94 |
Age
23 |
Division
D1 |
Squad #
Appearances
1 |
Starts
1 |
Subs
0 |
Unused
0 |
Goals
0 |
Assists
Bookings
Red Cards
Games / Goals
Goal
Involvements
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
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1893-94 |
🥅
0 |
🔢
0.00 |
⛔
1 |
⛔ %
100% |
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
Leonard Arthur Benwell
Birth Date
1870
Birth Place
Worcester, Worcestershire
Birth Country
England
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Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Singers FC
Berwick Rangers
Transfer in
Aged
23
From
Berwick Rangers
For
Free
On
1893
Under
George Ramsay
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Under
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
23
Walsall Town Swifts
To
For
Free
On
1893
Under
George Ramsay
Subsequent Clubs
Walsall Town Swifts
Retired
Died
28 October 1936, Aged 66
Villa Career
1893 Free, 1 | 0 | #101 |
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
1
0
Goals
0
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1893-94
18 November 1893
Bolton Wanderers (a), Division One
23
No Substitutes in Period
Did not score
Appearances
Goals
1
0
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1893-94
18 November 1893
Bolton Wanderers (a), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
23
No Substitutes in Period
Honours
1893-94 League Champions |
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
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England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Caps with Villa
Len Benwell
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Source: Football card Aston Villa issued by Kane Products under the Football Clubs & Colours series, 1956.
Player #103 for Aston Villa, Leonard Arthur Benwell, known as Len Benwell played as a goalkeeper for the club.
Len made only one appearance for Villa, in the 1893-94 season.
Len was born in Worcester in 1870 and made his only appearance for the club as a 23 year old on the 18th November 1893.
Len was the fifteenth custodian of the Villa goal in League and Cup football and despite playing just once, Len made a contribution to the 1893-94 title winning campaign keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Bolton Wanderers at Pike’s Lane.
Villa had signed Len from Worcester club Berwick Rangers before moving on to Walsall Town Swifts.
Len had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Len passed away in Worcester on 28th October 1936 aged 66.