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Legacy
Number

0

Youth
Promotion #

0

Youth
Debut #

19

Villa Appearances

10

Villa
Goals

4

Villa
Assists

Game
Per

Olly Whateley

Player #18
Aston Villa player image
Forward
F Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #18 |
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Oliver Whateley

8 August 1861

Coventry

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Transfer Notes

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Transfer In

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Transfer In:

1881-82

Coventry FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Free

1881

20

Management Committee

Transfer Out

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Transfer Out:

1885-86

Retired

Released

1885

24

Management Committee

Previous Clubs

Olly Whateley

Previous Clubs:

Gladstone Unity
Coventry FC

Subsequent Clubs

Olly Whateley

Subsequent Clubs:

Retired

Progression

Olly Whateley

n/a

Appearance Record

Olly Whateley

Centre Forward

F Olly Whateley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1881-85 | Free |
FA Cup |
🕒 19 | ⚽ 10 | 🔥 4 | #18 |

Played Under

Olly Whateley

Management Committee 1881-85

Honours

Olly Whateley

Played for the Villa

Debut Appearance

Olly Whateley

Debut Squad:

1881-82

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5 November 1881

Management Committee

Debut:

1881-82

5 November 1881

Management Committee

20

Loans Out

Olly Whateley

Loans Out:

None

Final Appearance

Olly Whateley

Final Appearance:

1885-86

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14 November 1885

Management Committee

24

Final Squad:

1885-86

14 November 1885

Management Committee

Villa Career

Olly Whateley

Career Games

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19
19
0
0

Career Goals

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Games / Involvement:
10
4
1.90

Career Results

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Career Cards

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0
0

Career Goals

Olly Whateley

10

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🟩 5 Nov 1881, Villa 4-1 Forest, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 1-1 | 4-1 | William Crossland | 2-1 | Olly Whateley | 3-1 |

FA Cup

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🟨 31 Dec 1881, Villa 2-2 Notts County, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Eli Davis | 1-1 | Olly Whateley | 2-1 |

FA Cup

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🟩 14 Jan 1882, Villa 4-1 Notts County, Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 7' | Olly Whateley | 2-0 | Arthur Brown | 3-0 | Jim Dawson | 4-0 |

FA Cup

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🟩 18 Nov 1882, Villa 4-1 W.O.A.C., Wellington Road

Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-1 | Olly Whateley | 2-1 | 4-1 | Alf Harvey | 3-1 |

FA Cup

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🟥 3 Mar 1883, Villa 3-4 Notts County, Castle Grounds

Scorer(s) | Andy Hunter | 33’ | 80' | Olly Whateley | 78’ |

FA Cup

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🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery

Scorer(s) | Archie Hunter | 1-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | Olly Whateley | 3-0 | Howard Vaughton | 5-0 |

FA Cup

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🟩 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground

Scorer(s) | Arthur Brown | 1-0 | 2-0 | Archie Hunter | 3-0 | 4-0 | Olly Whateley | 5-0 |

FA Cup

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🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 W.O.A.C, The Oval

Scorer(s) | Howard Vaughton | 1-2 | 5-4 | Archie Hunter | 2-2 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 6-4 | Olly Whateley | 7-4 |

FA Cup

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Career Assists

Olly Whateley

4

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🟩 5 Nov 1881, Villa 4-1 Forest, Wellington Road

Assist(s) | Olly Whateley | 1-1 | Howard Vaughton | 3-1 |

FA Cup

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🟩 14 Jan 1882, Villa 4-1 Notts County, Wellington Road

Assist(s) | Olly Whateley | 7' | 3-0 | Archie Hunter | 2-0 | Arthur Brown | 4-0 |

FA Cup

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🟩 17 Oct 1885, Villa 5-0 Walsall Town, The Chuckery

Assist(s) | Olly Whateley | 22' |

FA Cup

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Competition Record

Olly Whateley

League

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FA Cup

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League Cup

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Games:
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0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

Europe

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Games:
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0
Substitute:
0
Goals:
Assists:
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0
0
0.00
0.00

Season Record

Olly Whateley

1881-82

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Games

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✅ Starter:
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🇺 Unused:
5
5
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
3
3

Results

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Cards

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1885-86

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Games

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✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
2
2
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
1

Results

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🇺 Unbeaten:
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Cards

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🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:

1882-83

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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
4
4
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
3
0

Results

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🇺 Unbeaten:
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Points / Game:

Cards

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🟥 Sendings Off:
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1883-84

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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
4
4
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
3
0

Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
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Points / Game:

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:

1884-85

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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
4
4
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1
0

Results

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Cards

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League Record

Premier League

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0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Championship

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Olly Whateley

First Division

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Second Division

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Third Division

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League Seasons

Olly Whateley

1881-82

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n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

1884-85

Aston Villa Crest 2025
n/a

Games

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✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
0

Goals

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🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

1882-83

Aston Villa Crest 2025
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
0

Goals

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🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

1885-86

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n/a

Games

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✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
0

Goals

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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:

1883-84

Aston Villa Crest 2025
n/a

Games

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🇺 Unused:
0

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League Appearances

FA Cup Seasons

Olly Whateley

1881-82

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
5
5

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
3

1884-85

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
4
4

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
1

1882-83

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
4
4

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
3

1885-86

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FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
2
2

Goals

⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0

1883-84

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
4
4

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
3
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FA Cup Appearances

1881-82
🟩 5 Nov 1881, Villa 4-1 Forest, Wellington Road
FA Cup
1st Round
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1881-82
🟨 31 Dec 1881, Villa 2-2 Notts County, Wellington Road
FA Cup
3rd Round
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1881-82
🟨 7 Jan 1882, Villa 2-2 Notts County, Castle Cricket Club
FA Cup
3rd Round
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1881-82
🟩 14 Jan 1882, Villa 4-1 Notts County, Wellington Road
FA Cup
3rd Round
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1881-82
🟥 21 Jan 1882, Villa 2-4 W.O.A.C, The Oval
FA Cup
4th Round
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1882-83
🟩 18 Nov 1882, Villa 4-1 W.O.A.C., Wellington Road
FA Cup
2nd Round
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1882-83
🟩 6 Jan 1883, Villa 3-1 Aston Unity, Wellington Road
FA Cup
3rd Round
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1882-83
🟩 27 Jan 1883, Villa 2-1 Walsall Town, Wellington Road
FA Cup
4th Round
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1882-83
🟥 3 Mar 1883, Villa 3-4 Notts County, Castle Grounds
FA Cup
5th Round
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1883-84
🟩 10 Nov 1883, Villa 5-1 Walsall Swifts, The Chuckery
FA Cup
1st Round
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1883-84
🟩 1 Dec 1883, Villa 5-0 Stafford Road, Half-Way House Ground
FA Cup
2nd Round
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1883-84
🟩 29 Dec 1883, Villa 7-4 W.O.A.C, The Oval
FA Cup
3rd Round
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1883-84
🟥 19 Jan 1884, Villa 1-6 Queen's Park, Titwood Park
FA Cup
4th Round
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1884-85
🟩 3 Nov 1884, Villa 4-1 Wednesbury Town, Wellington Road
FA Cup
1st Round
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1884-85
🟩 6 Dec 1884, Villa 2-0 Walsall Town, The Chuckery
FA Cup
2nd Round
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1884-85
🟨 3 Jan 1885, Villa 0-0 Albion, Wellington Road
FA Cup
3rd Round
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1884-85
🟥 10 Jan 1885, Villa 0-3 Albion, Four Acres
FA Cup
3rd Round
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1885-86
🟩 17 Oct 1885, Villa 5-0 Walsall Town, The Chuckery
FA Cup
1st Round
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1885-86
🟥 14 Nov 1885, Villa 0-2 Derby, Racehorse Ground
FA Cup
2nd Round
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League Cup Seasons

Olly Whateley

1881-82

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
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Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1884-85

League Cup
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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1882-83

League Cup
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Games

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✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1885-86

League Cup
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Games

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✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1883-84

League Cup
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Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
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League Cup Appearances

European Seasons

Olly Whateley

1881-82

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1885-86

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

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✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
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Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1882-83

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1883-84

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

1884-85

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00
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European Appearances

Unused Substitute Appearances

Olly Whateley

Sendings Off

Olly Whateley

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International Career

Olly Whateley

Villa International #3

Full International Record

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 2 | 2 (-) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 |

Villa International Record

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🕒 2 | ✅ 2 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 |

Career Notes

Olly Whateley

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Biography

Olly Whateley

Player #18 for Aston Villa, Oliver Whateley, known as Olly Whateley and nicknamed Daisy-Cutter, played as a forward for the club. Olly represented Villa between 1881-82 and 1885-86.

Olly was born in Coventry on 8th August 1861 and made his debut as a 20 year old on the 5th November 1881. Villa had signed Olly from Coventry FC and he went on to represent the club over four seasons.

In his book former team-mate and renowned Villa player Archie Hunter said of Olly:

“Oliver Whateley was a hard worker and a clever player. He was the life and soul of the Villa team, being a good singer, one who could play the piano as well and was always a merry, good-tempered comrade. He came from the Aston Florence team and improved greatly during his stay with us, becoming ultimately one of the best forwards in the field and a deadly shot at goal. He was appropriately entitled the ‘Daisy-cutter’ as he always kept the ball low on the ground. He and Andy [Hunter] on the right were invincible.”

The Villa News and Record of 1st September 1906 also paid tribute to Olly:

“A member of the old school of players who took to football as a duck of water. Took the Selection Committee by storm after a few big matches. As a deadly shot and goal-getter, he achieved quite a remarkable distinction, and probably scored more dazzling goals than any other player of his period. Aimed from almost any range. Slipping through opponents by his smart dribbling and clever feinting, he won position for himself with astonishing celerity. One of the diminishing ‘band of brothers’ who helped to build up Aston Villa’s early fame, and still kindly remembered.” Olly played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role which from the 1884-85 season was led by George Ramsey.

Olly’s final game for Villa came on 14th November 1885 at the age of 24 having made 19 FA Cup appearances, scoring 9 goals. His retirement was prompted by his cancer of the face, prematurely ending what promised to be a great Villa career.

Olly passed away in October 1926 in Birmingham aged 65.

1 October 1926, Aged 65

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Trophies


🏆 European Cup Winners: (1) 1981-82

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Champions: (7) 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆  FA Cup Winners: (7) 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 League Cup Winners: (5) 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96

🏆 🏆 Second Division Champions: (2) 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆 Third Division Champions: (1) 1971-72

🏆 European Super Cup Winners: (1) 1982-83

🏆 Intertoto Cup Winners: (1) 2001-02

🏆 Peace Cup Winners: (1) 2009 (Friendly)

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 FA Youth Cup Winners: (5) 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 NextGen Series Winners: (1) 2012-13
🏆 Premier League Cup Winners: (1) 2017-18
🏆 u18s Premier League Champions (3): 2024-25, 2007-08, 2003-04
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: (20) 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 Premier Reserve League Champions: (5) 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12
🏆 🏆 🏆 Central League Champions: (3) 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

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