W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Winger
1906 🕒 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #188 |
Previous Player | Next Player |
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W Arthur Elston | 🏴 | #187 | | M Rowland Codling | 🏴 | #189 | |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Personal Profile
Full Name | Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot | ||
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Herbert Charles Lawrence James Kingaby | 1 August 1880 | London, Greater London | England | 🏴 | England | 🏴 |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Transfer In
Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1905-06 | March 1906 | 25 | £400 | Orient | George Ramsay |
Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Returned Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Date | Age | Fee | From | From | Returned Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Villa Career
Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
🟩 Won | 🟨 Drew | 🟥 Lost |
Cards 🟨 Booking | 🟥 Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only 🥅 Goals Conceded | ⛔ Clean Sheets |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1906 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 4 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #188 |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Played Under
George Ramsay 🏴
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Career Summary
Seasons | Appearances 🕒 | Starts 🕒 | Substitute 🔁 | Unused Sub 🇺 | Points per Game (PPG) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
🟩 Won | 🟩 Win % | 🟨 Drew | 🟨 Drawn % | 🟥 Lost | 🟥 Loss % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goals ⚽ | Assists 🔥 | Yellow Cards 🟨 | Red Cards 🟥 |
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0 | - | - | - |
Goal Involvements (GI) | Games per Goal (GPG) | Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG) |
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0 | 0.00 |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Season by Season Record
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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1905-06 | 25 | D1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 |
Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🇺 | 🔥 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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Season | Age | Lg | # | 🕒 | 🕒 | 🔁 | ⚽ | 🔥 | 🇺 | 🟩 | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟥 | PPG | GPG | GiPG |
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W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Goalkeeping Record
Goalkeeper # | Goals Conceded 🥅 | Goals Conceded per Game (CPG) | Clean Sheets ⛔ | % Clean Sheets ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Season by Season Goalkeeping Record
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1905-06 | 25 | D1 | 4 |
Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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Season | Age | Lg | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ |
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W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Honours
Played for the Villa
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Villa Youth Record
n/a
Previous Clubs
West Hampstead FC
Clapton Orient
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Debut
Squad From Season | First Squad Match | First Squad Under |
---|---|---|
1905-06 | 14 March 1906 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Promoted to First Team Under | Promoted to First Team Date |
---|---|
George Ramsay 🏴 | 14 March 1906 |
Debut Season | Debut Date | Debut Age | Debut Under |
---|---|---|---|
1905-06 | 14 March 1906 | 25 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
First Goal Date
Game # | Match | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Loans Out
None
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Final Appearance
Final Season | Final Game | Final Age | Final Game Under |
---|---|---|---|
1905-06 | 13 April 1906 | 25 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Squad To Season | Final Squad | Final Squad Under |
---|---|---|
1905-06 | 13 April 1906 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Transfer Out
Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1906-07 | July 1906 | 25 | Free | Fulham | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Out Season | Transfer Out Date | Age | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Subsequent Clubs
Fulham
Retired
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Quotes
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Biography
Player #188 for Aston Villa, Herbert Charles Lawrence James Kingaby, known as Bert Kingaby and nicknamed Rabbit played as a winger for the club in the outside right position.
Bert played for Villa on 4 occasions during the 1905-06 season.
Bert was born in London on 1st August 1880 and made his debut appearance as a 25 year old on the 10th March 1906.
Villa had signed Bert from Clapton Orient for £400 earlier in the month and he was to subsequently move on to Fulham in July 1906 after making his final appearance on 13th April 1906.
Bert’s contribution to football extended to off the pitch controversy and he could be reasonably described as the maker of the modern transfer system.
Having been signed from Clapton Orient for £400, Villa placed Kingaby on a contract set to the maximum wage of £4 week.
Villa however soon suffered buyer’s remorse when it was clear Kingaby was not up to the standards required from a first team player.
Villa decided their best move was to cut their losses and released the player back to Orient for a discounted fee of £200. Orient however weren’t interested in the deal. Villa then found no other clubs out there were willing takers either.
Rather than admit an expensive mistake in the transfer market, Villa upped the ante considerably.
The Villa hierarchy deemed it appropriate to stop paying Bert’s wage on the basis that he was not delivering under his contracted terms.
Whether there was a performance clause in the contract is highly unlikely. Villa however doubled down and not only stopped Kingaby’s income but also placed him on the retained list, and in so doing meant he could not move to another league club even if there was an amenable destination.
This fit of pique simply served to make the whole situation significantly worse for all parties.
Eventually Fulham, then a Southern League club, playing outside of the existing League structure, took Kingaby on and it appeared this most unedifying chapter had come to a close.
That however was wishful thinking as an opportunistic Orient - with a fresh £400 still in their pocket from the original transfer - decided to get greedy and re-signed Kingaby for the 1910-11 season.
What they hadn’t bargained for however was that Villa still held the player’s registration and he remained on their retained list.
Quite how Orient hadn’t twigged that when Kingaby rocked up in non-league is a mystery but the end result was painful for them.
A tribunal ordered that Orient owed Villa a transfer fee for Kingaby and Orient were ordered to pay £350 for his services.
Admittedly they were still ‘up’ £50 but they’d gambled and lost not once but twice by rejecting the £200 offer and re-signing the player on the sly.
It still wasn’t over however and more controversy was to follow as Kingaby attempted to sue Villa for preventing him from playing by holding him on the retained list - which in itself was fair, although withholding payment was not.
Kingaby’s case was ultimately dismissed due to what could euphemistically be described as “irregularities” and the Player’s Union, who funded the case, faced ruin, as did Kingaby’s career in football.
Kingaby, Villa, Orient - An episode from which no party emerged with any credit.
Bert played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Bert passed away in London in 1957 aged 77.
Died
1957, Aged 77
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Appearances
4
Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
---|---|---|
Game #646 | 🟩 10 Mar 1906, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome Park | GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
M Alex Leake |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M George Harris |
W Albert Hall |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Bache |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty | |
Game #649 | 🟥 24 Mar 1906, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James' Park | GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
M Alex Leake |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M Rowland Codling |
M Billy Matthews |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Walters |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty | |
Game #650 | 🟥 31 Mar 1906, Villa 1-4 Wolves, Molineux | GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
FB Watty Corbett |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M Rowland Codling |
M Billy Matthews |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Walters |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty | |
Game #651 | 🟥 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground, Plumstead | GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
LB Tom Riley |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M George Harris |
W Charlie Millington |
W Bert Kingaby |
W Albert Hall |
F Joe Bache |
CF Billy Garraty | |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Starts
4
Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
---|---|---|
Game #646 | 🟩 10 Mar 1906, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome Park | GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
M Alex Leake |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M George Harris |
W Albert Hall |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Bache |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty | |
Game #649 | 🟥 24 Mar 1906, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James' Park | GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
M Alex Leake |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M Rowland Codling |
M Billy Matthews |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Walters |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty | |
Game #650 | 🟥 31 Mar 1906, Villa 1-4 Wolves, Molineux | GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
FB Watty Corbett |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M Rowland Codling |
M Billy Matthews |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Walters |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty | |
Game #651 | 🟥 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground, Plumstead | GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
LB Tom Riley |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M George Harris |
W Charlie Millington |
W Bert Kingaby |
W Albert Hall |
F Joe Bache |
CF Billy Garraty | |
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Sub Sub |
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W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
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W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Goals Scored
0
Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
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W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Assists Made
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
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W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Cards Received
🟨
-
🟥
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Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
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International Career
England
FA | National Team | Caps with Villa |
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England |
FA | National Team | Full International Record |
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England |
FA | 🕒 Caps | 🕒 Starts | 🔁 Sub | ⚽ Goals |
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FA | First Cap with Villa |
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FA | First International Goal with Villa |
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FA | Last Cap with Villa |
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International Record
England
Starter
Match |
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Substitute
Match |
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Goals
Match |
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W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
Matches
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
🟩 10 Mar 1906, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome Park


Game #646
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WLLDW |
Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #34 |
League Match | #30 |
Manager Game | #620 |
Saturday, 10 March 1906
Scorer(s) | John Boden | Billy Garraty |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
M Alex Leake |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M George Harris |
W Albert Hall |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Bache |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
On This Day
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
🟥 24 Mar 1906, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James' Park


Game #649
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | DWWLL |
Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #37 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #623 |
Saturday, 24 March 1906
Scorer(s) | Billy Matthews |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
M Alex Leake |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M Rowland Codling |
M Billy Matthews |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Walters |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
On This Day
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
🟥 31 Mar 1906, Villa 1-4 Wolves, Molineux


Game #650
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWLLL |
Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #34 |
Manager Game | #624 |
Saturday, 31 March 1906
Scorer(s) | Joe Bache |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
FB Watty Corbett |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M Rowland Codling |
M Billy Matthews |
W Bert Kingaby |
F Joe Walters |
CF Harry Hampton |
CF Billy Garraty |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions Permitted in Period
Match Timeline
On This Day
W Bert Kingaby | 🏴 | #188 |
🟥 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground, Plumstead


Game #651
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WLLLL |
Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #625 |
Friday, 13 April 1906
Scorer(s) | Charlie Millington |
Assist(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Billy George |
FB Howard Spencer |
CB John Boden |
LB Tom Riley |
M Samuel Greenhalgh |
M George Harris |
W Charlie Millington |
W Bert Kingaby |
W Albert Hall |
F Joe Bache |
CF Billy Garraty |
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period

Starting XI
Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Unused Substitutes
No Substitutions permitted in period
Match Timeline