Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,653 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #39
Appearances:
12
Starts:
12
Goals:
4
Seasons:
2
Source: 1886-87 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1886-87 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Richmond Davis
Position
Forward
From
1885-86
To
1886-87
IMAGE CREDIT
Richmond Davis
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
24 | 25 |
Division
FAC | FAC |
Appearances
12 |
2 | 10 |
Starts
12 |
2 | 10 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 |
Goals
4 |
1 | 3 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Richmond Davis
Birth Date
April 1861
Birth Place
Walsall, West Midlands
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Walsall Swifts
From
For
Free
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
Broadway Council School |
Walsall Swifts |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Retired
For
Released
On
1887
Subsequent Clubs
Retired |
Source: 1886-87 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1886-87 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1885-87 Aston Villa, Free, 12 | 4 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 17 October 1885
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 17 October 1885
Walsall Town (a), FA Cup
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 17 October 1885
Final Appearance
Saturday, 2 April 1887
West Bromwich Albion (n), FA Cup Final
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 2 April 1887
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1934, Aged 73
Richmond Davis
Player #39 for Aston Villa, Richmond Davis played as a forward for the club. Richmond represented Villa in the 1885-86 and 1886-87 FA Cup Campaigns.
Richmond was born in Walsall less than ten miles from Villa’s current ground in April 1861 and made his debut as a 24 year old on 17th October 1885.
Villa had signed Richmond from Walsall Swifts.
Richmond played all of the 10 games in Villa’s victorious 1886-87 FA Cup campaign, including the final at the Kennington Oval that hosted the 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion. Richmond scored 3 goals on the way to the final.
Richmond retired from football due to a serious knee injury.
Richmond played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Richmond passed away in 1934 in Birmingham aged 73.