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Appearances:

11

Starts:

11

Substitute:

0

Unused:

0

Goals:

1

Games per Goal:

11.00

Assists:

Goal Involvements:

Player #382

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Citizenship:

Position:

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Centre Forward

1937-38

1938-39

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Tommy Clayton

Tommy Clayton

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Season

1937-38
1938-39

Age

27
28

Division

D2
D1

Squad #

Appearances

9
2

Starts

9
2

Subs

0
0

Unused

0
0

Goals

1
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

Goalkeeping Statistics

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1937-38
1938-39

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James Gordon Thomas Clayton

Birth Date

19 July 1910

Birth Place

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams

Shotton Colliery |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |

Transfer in

Aged

27

From

Wolverhampton Wanderers

For

Free

On

October 1937

Under

Jimmy Hogan

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

Under

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out

Aged

29

Burnley

To

For

Free

On

1939

Under

Jimmy Hogan

Subsequent Clubs

Burnley |

Died

1976, Aged 66

Villa Career

1937-39 Free, 11 | 1 | #382 |

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

11

0

Goals

1

Played Under

Jimmy Hogan

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

(First Squad)

Manager

First Goal

1937-38

16 October 1937

Newcastle United (h), Division Two

27

No Substitutes in Period

27 November 1937

Appearances

Goals

11

1

Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

1938-39

11 April 1939

Wolverhampton Wanderers (h), Division One

Aged

Manager

(Final Squad)

Manager

28

No Substitutes in Period

Honours

Played for the Villa

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

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England

Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |

Caps with Villa

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.

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