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Appearances:

17

Starts:

17

Substitute:

0

Unused:

0

Goals:

0

Games per Goal:

0.00

Assists:

0

Goal Involvements:

0

Player #54

Born:

Citizenship:

Position:

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Seasons:

Bookings:

Red Cards:

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Defender

1889-90

1889-90

1

Albert Aldridge

Albert Aldridge

Seasons Quick-View

1889 | 🕒 17 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #54 |

Season

1889-90

Age

25

Division

FL

Squad #

#

Appearances

17

Starts

17

Subs

0

Unused

0

Goals

0

Assists

0

Bookings

0

Red Cards

0

Games / Goals

0.00

Goal

Involvements

0

Injury

FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship

Goalkeeping Statistics

Season

Appearances

Conceded

per Game

Clean Sheets

Clean Sheet %

1889-90
17

Albert Arthur James Aldridge

Birth Date

April 1864

Birth Place

Walsall

Birth Country

England

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Citizenship

England

Villa Youth

n/a

Previous Teams

Walsall Council and Pleck Schools
1882-86 Walsall Swifts
1886-88 West Bromwich Albion
1888-89 Walsall Town Swifts

Transfer In

Aged

25

From

Walsall Town Swifts

For

Free

On

1889

Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Transfer Notes

Promoted to First Team Squad

In

September 1889

Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Loans Out

None

Transfer Out

Aged

To

For

On

Under

25

Retired

Released

1889

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Subsequent Clubs

Retired

Died

1 May 1891, Aged 27

Villa Career

1889 | Free |
Football League |
🕒 17 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #54 |

🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |

Appearances

Unused

17

0

Goals

0

Played Under

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1889

First Squad

7 September 1889

Manager

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut

Season

Date

Match

Age

Manager

1889-90

7 September 1889

Burnley (h), Football League

25

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Appearances

Goals

17

0

Final Appearance

Season

Date

Match

Aged

Manager

1889-90

28 December 1889

Derby County (a), Football League

25

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

(Final Squad)

No Substitutes in Period

Manager

28 December 1889

Honours

Played for the Villa

Height

Foot

International Record

National Team

England

Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |

🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 |

England

Caps with Villa

🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 |

Albert Aldridge

Player #56 for Aston Villa, Albert Arthur James Aldridge, played as a full back for the club. Albert represented Villa 17 times during the 1889-90 season. Albert was born in Walsall, less 10 miles from the current Villa ground on 13th April 1864 and made his debut for the club as a 25 year old on 7th September 1889. Villa had signed Albert from Walsall Town Swifts. The Villa News and Record of 1st September 1906 paid tribute to Albert: “Won his spurs with WBA for which club he showed consistent form for several seasons. A dogged, fearless back; reliable at close quarters, with flashes of real brilliance in the open. The harder the tussle, the better he played.” Ill health forced Albert to retire from football and his final game came on 28th December 1889 aged 25. Albert had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee. Albert passed away in Birmingham in May 1891 aged just 27.
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