Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,653 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #4
Appearances:
11
Starts:
11
Goals:
1
Seasons:
3
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Sammy Law
Position
Midfielder
From
1879-80
To
1881-82
IMAGE CREDIT
Sammy Law
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
29 | 30 | 31 |
Division
FAC | FAC | FAC |
Appearances
11 |
2 | 4 | 5 |
Starts
11 |
2 | 4 | 5 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
1 |
1 | 0 | 0 |
*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
Samuel Richard Law
Birth Date
January 1850
Birth Place
Handsworth, Birmingham
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Aston Unity
From
For
Free
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
Aston Hall School |
Aston Unity |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Retired
For
Released
On
1882
Subsequent Clubs
Retired |
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1879-80 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1879-82 Aston Villa, Free, 11 | 1 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 13 December 1879
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 13 December 1879
Stafford Road (a), FA Cup
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 24 January 1880
Final Appearance
Saturday, 21 January 1882
Wednesbury Old Athletic (a), FA Cup
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 21 January 1882
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
22 August 1920, Aged 70
Sammy Law
Player #4 for Aston Villa, Samuel Richard Law, known as Sammy Law and nicknamed Mutton Chops played as a midfielder for the club.
Sammy made his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villa’s first entry into the competition.
Sammy was born in Handsworth, just three miles from the current Villa ground, on 2nd January 1850 and made his debut as a 29 year old on the 13th December 1879. At that point Sammy was Villa’s oldest debutant.
Villa had signed Sammy from Aston Unity and he went on to represent the club for three consecutive seasons from 1879-80 to 1881-82.
Sammy’s final game came on 21st January 1882 having made 11 FA Cup appearances and scoring once in the 3-1 2nd Round victory over Stafford Road on 24th January 1880 in what was just his second FA Cup game for the club.
Sammy reached a best of the 4th Round of the Cup on two occasions before retiring from football due to injury.
Sammy played in the era when team selection was made by a Management Committee rather than the latter day more typical Manager role.
Sammy passed away in road traffic accident in Birmingham on 22nd August 1920 aged 70.