Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #199
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.
Roly Harper
Position
Winger
From
1907-08
To
1907-08
IMAGE CREDIT
Rowland Richard George Harper
Birth Date
Friday, 1 April 1881
Birth Place
Lichfield, Staffordshire
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Burton United
From
For
Free
On
August 1907
Previous Clubs
Walsall Wood |
1904-07 Small Heath | Birmingham |
1907 Burton United |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Notts County
For
Free
On
March 1908
Subsequent Clubs
1908-10 Notts County |
1910 Mansfield Invicta |
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 |
1907-08 Aston Villa, Free, 2 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 14 September 1907
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 14 September 1907
Bolton Wanderers (h), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 18 January 1908
Birmingham (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 18 January 1908
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1 August 1949, Aged 68
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.