Player #10
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Career Status:
1879-80
1881-82
Retired
William Crossland
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1879-81 🕒 6 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | #10 |
Season :
1879-80 | 1880-81 | 1881-82 |
Age :
23 | 24 | 25 |
Division :
FAC | FAC | FAC |
Squad # :
# | # | # |
Appearances :
2 | 3 | 1 |
Starts :
2 | 3 | 1 |
Substitute :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals :
0 | 0 | 1 |
Assists :
0 | 0 | 0 |
Involvements :
0 | 0 | 1 |
Games / Goal :
0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
Bookings :
- | - | - |
Sendings Off :
- | - | - |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
William Samuel Crossland
Birth Date
February 1856
Birth Place
West Bromwich
Birth Country
England
🏴
Citizenship
🏴
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams (incl. Youth)
West Bromwich Baptists
Hockley Heart of Oak
Oldbury Town
Original Transfer
Aged
23
From
Oldbury Town
For
Free
On
1879
Under
Management Committee
Returning Transfer 1
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Returning Transfer 2
Aged
n/a
From
n/a
For
n/a
On
n/a
Under
n/a
Transfer Notes
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out 1
Aged
To
For
On
Under
25
Retired
Released
1881
Management Committee
Transfer Out 2
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Transfer Out 3
Aged
To
For
On
Under
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
Retired
Died
1 February 1923, Aged 67
William Crossland
Villa Career
1879-81 | Free |
🕒 6 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | #10 |
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Played Under
Management Committee 1879-81
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
13 December 1879
Under
Management Committee
First Squad
13 December 1879
Manager
Management Committee
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
1879-80
13 December 1879
Stafford Road (a), FA Cup
23
Management Committee
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
Aged
Manager
1881-82
5 November 1881
Nottingham Forest (h), FA Cup
25
Management Committee
Final Squad
5 November 1881
Manager
Management Committee
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
Not selected
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
Not selected
Caps with Villa
William Crossland
Player #10 for Aston Villa, William Samuel Crossland played as a forward for the club.
William made his debut in the 1879-80 FA Cup campaign - Villa’s first entry into the competition
William was born in West Bromwich, seven miles from the current Villa ground, on 1st February 1856 and made his debut as a 23 year old on the 13th December 1879.
Villa had signed William from Oldbury Town and he went on to represent the club across 3 seasons from 1879-80 to 1881-82.
William’s final game came on 5th November 1881 having made 6 FA Cup appearances and having reached the 4th Round on two occasions. He retired from football through injury aged 25.
William passed away in Birmingham in February 1923 aged 67.