CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
1894 🕒 4 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 - | #104 |
Centre Forward
Previous Player | Next Player |
---|---|
M George Russell | 🏴 | #103 | | GK Harry Wilkes | 🏴 | #105 | |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Robert Gordon
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 1870 | Leith 🏴 | Scotland 🏴 | Scotland 🏴 |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Villa Youth Record

n/a
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Previous Clubs

1888-89 Edinburgh Thistle
1889-90 Leith Rovers
1890-91 Leith Athletic
1891-92 Heart of Midlothian
1892-93 Middlesbrough Ironopolis
1893-94 Heart of Midlothian
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1894-95 (DEBUT) | 1894 | 24 | Free | Heart of Midlothian 🏴 | George Ramsay |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Villa Career
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1894 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 4 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 - | #104 |

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 |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Played Under

George Ramsay 🏴
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Career Summary

🗓️ | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 % | 🟨 % | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 1.33 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Competition Record

🕒 League | 🕒 FA Cup | 🕒 League Cup | 🕒 Europe | 🕒 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
⚽ League | ⚽ FA Cup | ⚽ League Cup | ⚽ Europe | ⚽ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 |
🔥 League | 🔥 FA Cup | 🔥 League Cup | 🔥 Europe | 🔥 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
League Gi | FA Cup Gi | League Cup Gi | Europe Gi | European Cup Gi |
---|---|---|---|---|
League GPG | FA Cup GPG | League Cup GPG | Europe GPG | European Cup GPG |
---|---|---|---|---|
0.00 | 0.00 |
League GPGi | FA Cup GPGi | League Cup GPGi | Europe GPGi | European Cup GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Season by Season Record

🗓️ | 🎂 | 〽️ | 🏆 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟩 % | 🟨 | 🟨 % | 🟥 | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1894-95 | 24 | D1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
3 |
Seasons 🗓️, Age 🎂, League 〽️, Position 🏆, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals Scored ⚽, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets ⛔, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Goalkeeping Record

🗓️ | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1894-95 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Honours

Played for the Villa
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1894-95 | 1 September 1894 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Season | Debut | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1894-95 | 1 September 1894 | 24 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1894-95 | 22 October 1894 | 24 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1894-95 | 22 October 1894 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Loans Out

None
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1894-95 | 1894 | 24 | Free | Leicester Fosse 🏴 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Subsequent Clubs

1894-95 Leicester Fosse
1895-96 Woolwich Arsenal
1896 Reading
1897 Forfar Athletic
1898 St Bernard’s FC
Retired
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Quotes

CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Biography

Player #104 for Aston Villa, Robert Gordon, known as Bob Gordon, played as a centre forward for the club.
Bob represented Villa 4 times in the 1894-95 season.
Bob was born in Leith, Scotland, in July 1870 and made his debut for the club as a 24 year old on 1st September 1894.
Villa had signed Bob from Heart of Midlothian however Bob wasn’t selected to feature in Villa’s victorious 1894-95 FA Cup run and made all his four appearances in Villa’s league campaign finishing 3rd after the previous season’s title win.
Bob moved on to Leicester Fosse after the 1894-95 season.
Bob had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Bob passed away in Scotland in 1938 aged 68.
Died
1938, Aged 68
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Appearances
4

Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
---|---|---|
Game #210 | 🟩 1 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Small Heath, Wellington Road | GK Harry Wilkes |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
CF Bob Gordon | |
Game #214 | 🟥 29 Sep 1894, Villa 1-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground | GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D John Baird |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
CF Bob Gordon | |
Game #217 | 🟨 20 Oct 1894, Villa 2-2 Small Heath, Coventry Road Muntz Street | GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M George Russell |
M Fred Burton |
W Albert Woolley |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Bob Gordon | |
Game #218 | 🟥 22 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane | GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Fred Burton |
M George Russell |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Billy Dorrell |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Bob Gordon | |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Starts
4

Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
---|---|---|
Game #210 | 🟩 1 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Small Heath, Wellington Road | GK Harry Wilkes |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
CF Bob Gordon | |
Game #214 | 🟥 29 Sep 1894, Villa 1-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground | GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D John Baird |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
CF Bob Gordon | |
Game #217 | 🟨 20 Oct 1894, Villa 2-2 Small Heath, Coventry Road Muntz Street | GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M George Russell |
M Fred Burton |
W Albert Woolley |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Bob Gordon | |
Game #218 | 🟥 22 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane | GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Fred Burton |
M George Russell |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Billy Dorrell |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Bob Gordon | |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
---|
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Goals Scored
3

Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Game #210 | 🟩 1 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Small Heath, Wellington Road | Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | Bob Gordon | |
Game #217 | 🟨 20 Oct 1894, Villa 2-2 Small Heath, Coventry Road Muntz Street | Scorer(s) | Bob Gordon | Dennis Hodgetts | |
Game #218 | 🟥 22 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane | Scorer(s) | Bob Gordon | |
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Assists Made

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Cards Received
🟨

-
🟥
-
Game | Matchday Summary | Villa Cards |
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International Record

International Career | Caps with Villa |
---|---|
FA | Caps with Villa | Scorers |
---|
FA | International Goals with Villa | Scorers |
---|
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
Matches
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
🟩 1 Sep 1894, Villa 2-1 Small Heath, Wellington Road


Game #210
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-1 |
FT Result | Won |
Last 5 Games | WDWWW |
Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #184 |
Saturday, 1 September 1894

Division One
Scorer(s) | Steve Smith | Bob Gordon |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Harry Wilkes |
D John Baird |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
CF Bob Gordon |
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
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Albert Wilkes, Bob Gordon
1’ Goal, 0-1, (Small Heath)
Goal, 1-1, Steve Smith, Assist by Bob Gordon
Goal, 2-1, Bob Gordon
HT Aston Villa 2-1 Small Heath
FT Aston Villa 2-1 Small Heath
On This Day
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
🟥 29 Sep 1894, Villa 1-4 Stoke, Victoria Ground


Game #214
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWLWL |
Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #188 |
Saturday, 29 September 1894

Division One
Scorer(s) | Charlie Athersmith |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Harry Wilkes |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
D John Baird |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Jack Reynolds |
M George Russell |
W Steve Smith |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Bob Chatt |
F Jack Devey |
CF Bob Gordon |
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
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Stoke)
Goal, 0-2, (Stoke)
Goal, 0-3, (Stoke)
HT Stoke 3-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-3, Charlie Athersmith
Goal, 1-4, (Stoke)
FT Stoke 4-1 Aston Villa
On This Day
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
🟨 20 Oct 1894, Villa 2-2 Small Heath, Coventry Road Muntz Street


Game #217
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 2-2 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WLLWD |
Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #8 |
League Match | #8 |
Manager Game | #191 |
Saturday, 20 October 1894

Division One
Scorer(s) | Bob Gordon | Dennis Hodgetts |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M George Russell |
M Fred Burton |
W Albert Woolley |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Bob Gordon |
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
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 1-0, Bob Gordon
Goal, 1-1, (Small Heath, pen), Fred Wheldon.
HT Small Heath 1-1 Aston Villa
Goal, 1-2, (Small Heath)
Goal, 2-2, Dennis Hodgetts
FT Small Heath 2-2 Aston Villa
On This Day
CF Bob Gordon | 🏴 | #104 |
🟥 22 Oct 1894, Villa 1-2 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane


Game #218
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LLWDL |
Season | 1894-95 |
Matchday | #9 |
League Match | #9 |
Manager Game | #192 |
Monday, 22 October 1894

Division One
Scorer(s) | Bob Gordon |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Bill Dunning |
CB Jimmy Cowan |
FB Howard Spencer |
FB Jimmy Welford |
M Fred Burton |
M George Russell |
W Charlie Athersmith |
F Dennis Hodgetts |
F Billy Dorrell |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Bob Gordon |
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
[Exact timings not recorded]
25’ Goal, 0-1, (Sheffield United)
35’ Goal, 1-1, Bob Gordon
HT Sheffield United 1-1 Aston Villa
83’ Goal, 1-2, (Sheffield United)
FT Sheffield United 2-1 Aston Villa