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2

Starts:

2

Substitute:

0

Unused:

0

Goals:

0

Games per Goal:

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Goal Involvements:

Player #197

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Winger

1907-08

1907-08

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Roly Harper

Roly Harper

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Season

1907-08

Age

26

Division

D1

Squad #

Appearances

2

Starts

2

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

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Rowland Richard George Harper

Birth Date

1 April 1881

Birth Place

Lichfield, Staffordshire

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams

Walsall Wood |
1904-07 Small Heath | Birmingham |
1907 Burton United |

Transfer in

Aged

26

From

Burton United

For

Free

On

August 1907

Under

George Ramsay

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

Under

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out

Aged

26

Notts County

To

For

Free

On

March 1908

Under

George Ramsay

Subsequent Clubs

1908-10 Notts County |
1910 Mansfield Invicta |

Died

1 August 1949, Aged 68

Villa Career

1907-08 Free, 2 | 0 | #197 |

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

2

0

Goals

0

Played Under

George Ramsay led Management Committee

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

(First Squad)

Manager

First Goal

1907-08

14 September 1907

Bolton Wanderers (h), Division One

26

No Substitutes in Period

Did not score

Appearances

Goals

2

0

Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

1907-08

18 January 1908

Birmingham (h), Division One

Aged

Manager

(Final Squad)

Manager

26

No Substitutes in Period

Honours

Played for the Villa

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

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England

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Caps with Villa

Roly Harper

Player #199 for Aston Villa, Rowland Richard George Harper, known as Roly Harper played as a winger for the club in the outside right position.

Roly played for Villa twice during the 1907-08 season.

Roly was born in Lichfield, just 14 miles from Villa Park, in April 1881 and made his debut for the club at the age of 26 on the 14th September 1907.

Villa had signed Roly from Burton United.

Roly played his final game for Villa on 18th January 1908 and moved on to Notts County along with Jimmy Cantrell in March 1908.

Roly played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Roly passed away in Birmingham in August 1959 aged 68.

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