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Legacy
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Villa Career

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Villa Appearances

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Villa
Goals

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Villa
Assists

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Competition Breakdown

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FA Cup
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League Cup
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European
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Division Record

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Premier League Appearances
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Division One
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Championship
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Division Two
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Division Three
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League Record

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League Appearances

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League
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League
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League
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FA Cup Record

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FA Cup Appearances

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FA Cup
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FA Cup
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FA Cup
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League Cup Record

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League Cup Appearances

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League Cup
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League Cup
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League Cup
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European Record

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European Appearances

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European
Goals

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European
Assists

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European
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Other Appearance Record

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Other Appearances

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Other
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Other
Assists

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Other
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Villa Career

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Personal Profile

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Full Name:

Role:

William John Boland

Midfielder

Position:

Born:

Defensive Midfield

6 August 1975

Birthplace:

Country:

Citizenship:

Clare ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Republic of Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

Republic of Ireland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

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Height:

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(5ย ft 9ย in) 1.75 m

Foot:

Right

Career Progression

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1992 Aston Villa u18s

April 1992: Aged 16, arrived on trial under Ron Atkinson

Youth Career

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Youth Appearances

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Youth
Goals

1991-92 MYL ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โœ… 1 | ๐Ÿ” 0 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ‡บ0 |

Reserve Career

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Reserve Appearances

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Reserve
Goals

Not Selected for Reserve Team

First Team Career

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Villa Appearances

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Villa
Goals

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Villa
Assists

Not Selected for the First Team

Played Under

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Honours

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Previous Clubs

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Unattached

Transfer In

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Season:

1991-92

From:

Unattached

Fee:

Trial

Date:

11 April 1992

Age:

16

Under:

Ron Atkinson ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Loans Out

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None

Transfer Out

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Season:

1991-92

From:

Unattached

Fee:

End of Trial

Date:

11 April 1992

Age:

16

Under:

Ron Atkinson ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ

Subsequent Clubs

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1992-99 Coventry City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
1999-06 Cardiff City ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
2006-09 Hartlepool United ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2009-10 Without Club
2010-11 Limerick FC ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช
2011 Guisborough Town FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
2011 Retired

Career Notes

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April 1992: Aged 16, arrived on trial under Ron Atkinson

Villa Career Breakdown

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Villa Games

๐Ÿ•’ Games:
โœ… Starter:
๐Ÿ” Substitute:
๐Ÿ‡บ Unused:
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Villa Goals & Assists

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Villa Career Breakdown

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Career Results

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Career Cards

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Season Record

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League Breakdown

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League Games

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League Goals & Assists

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League Seasons

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FA Cup Breakdown

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FA Cup Games

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FA Cup Goals & Assists

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FA Cup Seasons

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League Cup Breakdown

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League Cup Games

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League Cup Goals & Assists

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League Cup Seasons

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European Breakdown

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European Games

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European Goals & Assists

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European Seasons

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Unused Substitute Record

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Villa Appearances

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Unused
Sub

Cautions & Sending Off Record

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Bookings /
Cautions

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Sendings
Off
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International Career

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Full International Record

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Villa International Record

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League Breakdown

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Premier League

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๐Ÿ” Sub::
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Championship

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Games / Involvement:
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First Division

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Games / Involvement:
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Second Division

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Games / Involvement:
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Third Division

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Games / Involvement:
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Career Notes

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Biography

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The Trophy Cabinet

Domestic:โ€จ
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League Champions: 1893-94, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-00, 1909-10, 1980-81โ€จ
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
FA Cup Winners: 1886-87, 1894-95, 1896-97, 1904-05, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1956-57
โ€จ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
League Cup Winners: 1960-61, 1974-75, 1976-77, 1993-94, 1995-96โ€จ

Europe:
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European Cup Winners: 1981-82
๐Ÿ†
European Super Cup Winners: 1982-83โ€จ

Other Domestic:โ€จ
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Second Division Champions: 1937-38, 1959-60
โ€จ๐Ÿ†
Third Division Champions: 1971-72โ€จ

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Other Europe:

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Intertoto Cup Winners: 2001-02โ€จ
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Peace Cup Winners: 2009

Reserve Leagueโ€จ:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Premier Reserve League Champions: 2003-04, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2011-12โ€จ
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Central League Champions: 1929-30, 1963-64, 1992-93

Reserve Cup
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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 โ€จ
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NextGen Series Winners: 2012-13โ€จ
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Premier League Cup Winners: 2017-18

Youth League:
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u18s Premier League Champions: 2024-25
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u18s Premier League National Champions: 2024-25
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u18 Premier League Tier Two Champions 2016-17
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u18 Premier Academy League Academy Group B Champions: 2005-06, 2007-08, 2010-11
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u18 Premier Academy League National Champions 2007-08
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† 
u17 FA Premier Academy League Champions: 1999-00, 2003-04
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Midland Youth League Champions: 1989-90, 1994-95, 1995-96

Youth Cup:
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
FA Youth Cup Winners: 1971-72, 1979-80, 2001-02, 2020-21, 2024-25
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Midland Youth League Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1994-95
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Midland Youth Cup Winners: 1991-92, 1995-96, 1997-98
๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ† ๐Ÿ†
Southern Junior Floodlit Cup: 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1993-94

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