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CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

383

Legacy
Number

0

Youth
Promotion #

0

Youth
Debut #

Villa Career

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

11

Villa Appearances

1

Villa
Goals

1

Villa
Assists

5.50

Game
Per

Competition Breakdown

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Premier League.jpg

11

League Appearances
FA Cup.jpg

0

FA Cup
Appearances
EFL Cup.jpg

0

League Cup
Appearances
UEFA.png

0

European
Appearances

Division Record

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Premier League.jpg

0

Premier League Appearances
FL.jpg

2

Division One
Appearances
EFL.jpg

0

Championship
Appearances
FL.jpg

9

Division Two
Appearances
FL.jpg

0

Division Three
Appearances

League Record

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

11

League Appearances

1

League
Goals

1

League
Assists

5.50

League
per Game

FA Cup Record

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

0

FA Cup Appearances

0

FA Cup
Goals

0

FA Cup
Assists

0.00

FA Cup
per Game

League Cup Record

0

League Cup Appearances

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

0

League Cup
Goals

0

League Cup
Assists

0.00

League Cup
per Game

European Record

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

0

European Appearances

0

European
Goals

0

European
Assists

0.00

European
per Game

Other Appearance Record

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

0

Other Appearances

0

Other
Goals

0

Other
Assists

0.00

Other
per Game

Villa Career

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🟩 16 Oct 1937, Villa 2-0 Newcastle, Villa Park

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 53' | 56' |

Assist(s) | Tommy Clayton | 53' | Frank Broome | 56' |

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🟩 23 Oct 1937, Villa 2-0 Forest, City Ground

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Frank Broome | 58' | Eric Houghton | 72' |

Assist(s) | Alex Massie | 72' |

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🟨 30 Oct 1937, Villa 1-1 Coventry, Villa Park

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 53' |

Assist(s) | None

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🟨 6 Nov 1937, Villa 1-1 Bury, Gigg Lane

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Freddie Haycock | 21' |

Assist(s) | Eric Houghton | 21' |

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🟨 13 Nov 1937, Villa 0-0 Burnley, Villa Park

Division Two

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 20 Nov 1937, Villa 1-3 United, Old Trafford

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Bob Iverson | 79' |

Assist(s) | None

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🟩 27 Nov 1937, Villa 1-0 Sheffield United, Villa Park

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Tommy Clayton | 25' |

Assist(s) | Ernie Callaghan | 25' |

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🟥 4 Dec 1937, Villa 1-2 Spurs, White Hart Lane

Division Two

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 85' |

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 26 Feb 1938, Villa 0-2 Newcastle, St James'

Division Two

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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🟨 31 Aug 1938, Villa 1-1 Boro, Ayresome

Division One

Scorer(s) | Eric Houghton | 68' (pen) |

Assist(s) | None

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🟥 3 Sep 1938, Villa 0-1 Derby, Villa Park

Division One

Scorer(s) | None

Assist(s) | None

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Personal Profile

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Full Name:

Role:

James Gordon Thomas Clayton

Forward

Position:

Born:

Centre Forward

19 July 1910

Birthplace:

Country:

Citizenship:

Sunderland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Died

Height:

1976, Aged 66

Foot:

Career Progression

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

n/a

Youth Career

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Youth Appearances

Youth
Goals

Reserve Career

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Reserve Appearances

Reserve
Goals

First Team Career

11

Villa Appearances

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

1

Villa
Goals

1

Villa
Assists

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1937-39 | Free |
🕒 11 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 - | #383 |
🟩 3 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 4 |
Cards 🟨 0 | 🟥 0 |

Played Under

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 1937-39 🕒 11 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 (-) | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🟩 3 | 🟨 4 | 🟥 4 |

Honours

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Played for the Villa

Previous Clubs

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Shotton Colliery 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

1932-38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Football League First Divisoin
🕒 47 | ⚽ 34 | (League)

Transfer In

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

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Season:

1937-38

From:

Wolverhampton Wanderers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Fee:

Free

Date:

16 October 1937

Age:

27

Under:

Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Loans Out

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

None

Transfer Out

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

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Season:

1938-39

From:

Burnley 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Fee:

Free

Date:

1939

Age:

29

Under:

Jimmy Hogan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Subsequent Clubs

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

1938-39 Burnley, Free 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🕒 16 | ⚽ 10 | (League)

1945 Retired aged 34

Career Notes

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Villa Career Breakdown

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Villa Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
11
11
0
0

Villa Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
1
11.00
5.50

Villa Career Breakdown

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Career Results

🟩 Won:
🇺 Unbeaten:
🟥 Lost:
Points / Game:
27%
64%
36%
1.18

Career Cards

🟨 Bookings:
🟥 Sendings Off:
Games / Card:
0
0

Season Record

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

1937-38

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Games

🕒 Games:
9
✅ Starter:
9
🔁 Substitute:
0
🇺 Unused:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
1
🔥 Assists:
1
Games per Goal:
9.00
Games per Involvement:
4.50

Results

🟩 Won:
33%
🇺 Unbeaten:
67%
🟥 Lost:
33%
Points per Game:
1.33

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
0
🟥 Sendings
Off:
0
Games per
Card:
0.00

1938-39

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Games

🕒 Games:
2
✅ Starter:
2
🔁 Substitute:
0
🇺 Unused:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

Results

🟩 Won:
0%
🇺 Unbeaten:
50%
🟥 Lost:
50%
Points per Game:
0.50

Cards

🟨 Bookings:
0
🟥 Sendings
Off:
0
Games per
Card:
0.00

League Breakdown

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

League Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
11
11
0

League Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
1
1
11.00
5.50

League Seasons

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

1937-38

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Second Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
9
9
0
000.00

Goals

⚽ Goals:
1
🔥 Assists:
1
Games per
Goal:
9.00
Games per Involvement:
4.50

1938-39

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First Division

Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
🇺 Unused:
2
2
0
000.00

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

FA Cup Breakdown

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

FA Cup Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

FA Cup Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

FA Cup Seasons

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

1937-38

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

1938-39

FA Cup.jpg
FA Cup

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

League Cup Breakdown

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

League Cup Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

League Cup Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

League Cup Seasons

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

1937-38

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

1938-39

League Cup
EFL Cup.jpg

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

European Breakdown

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

European Games

🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Substitute:
0
0
0

European Goals & Assists

⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games per Goal:
Games per Involvement:
0
0
0.00
0.00

European Seasons

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

1937-38

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

1938-39

EFL Cup.jpg
n/a

Games

🕒 Games:
0
✅ Starter:
0
🔁 Substitute:
0

Goals

⚽ Goals:
0
🔥 Assists:
0
Games per
Goal:
0.00
Games per Involvement:
0.00

Unused Substitute Record

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

11

Villa Appearances

0

Unused
Sub

Cautions & Sending Off Record

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

0

Bookings /
Cautions

0

Sendings
Off
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International Career

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Full International Record

Villa International Record

League Breakdown

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Premier League.jpg
EFL.jpg
FL.jpg

Premier League

Premier League.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
Games / Involvement:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
0.00

Championship

EFL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

First Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub:
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
2
2
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00

Second Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
9
9
0
1
1
9.00
Games / Involvement:
4.50

Third Division

FL.jpg
🕒 Games:
✅ Starter:
🔁 Sub::
⚽ Goals:
🔥 Assists:
Games / Goal:
0
0
0
0
0
0.00
Games / Involvement:
0.00
FL.jpg
FL.jpg
FL.jpg

Career Notes

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

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Biography

CF Tommy Clayton | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #383 |

Player #383 for Aston Villa, James Gordon Thomas Clayton, known as Tommy Clayton as well as Jim 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.

1976, Aged 66

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57

🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96


Europe:
🏆
European Cup Winners: 1981-82
🏆
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83


Other Domestic:

🏆 🏆
Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60

🏆
Third Division Champions: 1971-72


Other Europe:

🏆
Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02

🏆
Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve League
:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12

🏆 🏆 🏆
Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Birmingham Senior Cup Winners: 1879-80, 1881-82, 1882-83, 1883-84, 1884-85, 1887-88, 1888-90, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1902-03, 1903-04, 1905-06, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1911-12, 1984-85, 2023-24 

🏆
NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13

🏆
Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
🏆
u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
🏆
u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
🏆 🏆 🏆
u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
🏆
u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
🏆 🏆 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
🏆 🏆🏆
Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
🏆 🏆
Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
🏆 🏆 🏆
Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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