W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
1906 ๐ 4 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ - | #188 |
Winger
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Herbert Charles Lawrence James Kingaby
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 August 1880 | London, Greater London | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Villa Youth Record
n/a

W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Previous Clubs

West Hampstead FC
Clapton Orient
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1905-06 | March 1906 | 25 | ยฃ400 | Orient ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | George Ramsay |
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Villa Career
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1906 |
Football League First Division |
๐ 4 | โฝ 0 | ๐ฅ - | #188 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐ Games | Starts (Subs) | โฝ Goals | ๐ฅ Assists | ๐บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ฉ Won | ๐จ Drew | ๐ฅ Lost |
Cards ๐จ Booking | ๐ฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐ฅ
Goals Conceded | โ Clean Sheets |
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Played Under

George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Career Summary

๐๏ธ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐จ | ๐ฅ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0.00 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Competition Record

๐ League | ๐ FA Cup | ๐ League Cup | ๐ Europe | ๐ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
โฝ League | โฝ FA Cup | โฝ League Cup | โฝ Europe | โฝ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
๐ฅ League | ๐ฅ FA Cup | ๐ฅ League Cup | ๐ฅ Europe | ๐ฅ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Season by Season Record

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ใฝ๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ | โ
| ๐ | ๐บ | PPG | ๐ฉ | ๐ฉ % | ๐จ | ๐จ % | ๐ฅ | ๐ฅ % | โฝ | ๐ฅ | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1905-06 | 25 | D1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Age ๐, League ใฝ๏ธ, Position ๐, Games ๐, Starts โ , Substitute ๐, Won ๐ฉ, Drew ๐จ, Lost ๐ฅ, Unused ๐บ, Goals Scored โฝ, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Goalkeeping Record

๐๏ธ | ๐ | ๐ฅ
| CPG | โ | โ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1905-06 |
Seasons ๐๏ธ, Games ๐, Goals Conceded ๐ฅ , Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Honours

Played for the Villa
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1905-06 | 14 March 1906 | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Debut | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1905-06 | 14 March 1906 | 25 | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1905-06 | 13 April 1906 | 25 | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1905-06 | 13 April 1906 | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Loans Out

None
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1906-07 | July 1906 | 25 | Free | Fulham ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | George Ramsay ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Subsequent Clubs

Fulham
Retired
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Quotes

W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #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 ยฃ400 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.
Bertโs 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 ยฃ400, Villa placed Kingaby on a contract set to the maximum wage of ยฃ4 week.
Villa however soon suffered buyerโs 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 ยฃ200. Orient however werenโt 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 Bertโs 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 Kingabyโs 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 ยฃ400 still in their pocket from the original transfer - decided to get greedy and re-signed Kingaby for the 1910-11 season.
What they hadnโt bargained for however was that Villa still held the playerโs registration and he remained on their retained list.
Quite how Orient hadnโt 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 ยฃ350 for his services.
Admittedly they were still โupโ ยฃ50 but theyโd gambled and lost not once but twice by rejecting the ยฃ200 offer and re-signing the player on the sly.
It still wasnโt 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.
Kingabyโs case was ultimately dismissed due to what could euphemistically be described as โirregularitiesโ and the Playerโs Union, who funded the case, faced ruin, as did Kingabyโs 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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Appearances
4

Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
---|---|---|
Game #646 | ๐ฉ 10 Mar 1906, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome | 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 | ๐ฅ 24 Mar 1906, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James' | 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 | ๐ฅ 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 | ๐ฅ 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground | 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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Starts
4

Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
---|---|---|
Game #646 | ๐ฉ 10 Mar 1906, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome | 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 | ๐ฅ 24 Mar 1906, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James' | 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 | ๐ฅ 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 | ๐ฅ 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground | 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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
---|
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Goals Scored
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
---|
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Assists Made
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Cards Received
๐จ

0
๐ฅ
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
---|
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
Matches

W Bert Kingaby | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
๐ฉ 10 Mar 1906, Villa 2-1 Boro, Ayresome


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
Division One
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
๐ฅ 24 Mar 1906, Villa 1-3 Newcastle, St James'


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
Division One
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
๐ฅ 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
Division One
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 | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #188 |
๐ฅ 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground


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
Division One
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