Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #224
Appearances:
2
Starts:
2
Goals:
0
Seasons:
1
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.
Les Askew
Position
Midfielder
From
1911-12
To
1911-12
IMAGE CREDIT
Leslie Walter Askew
Birth Date
Friday, 1 January 1886
Birth Place
Marylebone, London
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Norwich City
From
For
Free
On
August 1910
Previous Clubs
Xylonite FC |
Tottenham Gothic Works FC |
Chadwell Heath FC |
Finchley FC |
Southend United |
Norwich City |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
West Ham United
For
Free
On
May 1912
Subsequent Clubs
West Ham United |
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.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1911-12 Aston Villa, Free, 2 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 2 September 1911
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 2 September 1911
Bradford City (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Monday, 1 January 1912
Bolton Wanderers (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Monday, 1 January 1912
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1955, Aged 69
Les Askew
Player #224 for Aston Villa, Leslie Walter Askew, known as Les Askew played as a midfielder for the club in the position then known as a half back.
Les played for Villa in the 1911-12 season making 2 appearances.
Les was born in Marylebone, London in 1886 and made his debut appearance for Villa at the age of 25 on the 2nd September 1911.
Villa had signed Les from Norwich City in August 1910.
Les’ second and final game for Villa came on 1st January 1912 and he moved on to West Ham United in May 1912.
Les played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Les died in 1955 aged 69.