Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #384
Appearances:
11
Starts:
11
Goals:
1
Seasons:
2
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.
Tommy Clayton
Position
Centre Forward
From
1937-38
To
1938-39
IMAGE CREDIT
Tommy Clayton
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
27 | 28 |
Division
D2 | D1 |
Appearances
11 |
9 | 2 |
Starts
11 |
9 | 2 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 |
Goals
1 |
1 | 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
James Gordon Thomas Clayton
Birth Date
Tuesday, 19 July 1910
Birth Place
Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Wolverhampton Wanderers
From
For
Free
On
October 1937
Previous Clubs
Shotton Colliery |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Burnley
For
Free
On
1939
Subsequent Clubs
Burnley |
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 |
1937-39 Aston Villa, Free, 11 | 1 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
Jimmy Hogan |
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 16 October 1937
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 16 October 1937
Newcastle United (h), Division Two
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 27 November 1937
Final Appearance
Tuesday, 11 April 1939
Wolverhampton Wanderers (h), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Tuesday, 11 April 1939
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
1976, Aged 66
Tommy Clayton
Player #384 for Aston Villa, James Gordon Thomas Clayton, known as Tommy Clayton, played as a centre forward for the club.
Tommy played for Villa in 1937-38 and 1938-39 making 11 appearances and scoring once.
Tommy was born in Sunderland on 19 July 1910 and made his debut appearance for Villa on the 16 October 1937 aged 27.
Villa had signed Tommy from Wolverhampton Wanderers in October 1937.
Tommy made 9 appearances, and scored his only goal for the club, in his debut season as Villa won the Second Division championship and promotion back to Division One after a season away.
Tommy would go on to make only 2 appearances for Villa in the 1938-39 top flight season, playing his final game on 11 April 1939 aged 28 before moving on to Burnley
Tommy had played under manager Jimmy Hogan.
Tommy passed away in 1976 aged 66.