M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
1898 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #127 |
Midfielder
Previous Player | Next Player |
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CF Billy Garraty | 🏴 | #126 | | George Johnson | 🏴 | #128 | |
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Edmund Wallace Strange
Personal Profile

Birth Date | Birthplace | Birth Country | Citizenship | Height | Foot |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 March 1871 | Bordesley Green, Birmingham | England 🏴 | England 🏴 |
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Villa Youth Record

n/a
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Previous Clubs

1890-91 Small Heath Ravenshurst
1891-92 Hoskins & Sewell FC
1892-93 Small Heath
1894-95 Langley Mill
1895-97 Unity Gas FC
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Transfer In

Season | Joined Date | Aged | Fee | From | From | Signed Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897-98 (DEBUT) | 1897 | 27 | Free | Unity Gas 🏴 | George Ramsay |
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Villa Career
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 |
Aston Villa 1898 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #127 |

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 |
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Played Under

George Ramsay 🏴
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Career Summary

🗓️ | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟨 | 🟥 | 🟩 % | 🟨 % | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 |
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
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Competition Record

🕒 League | 🕒 FA Cup | 🕒 League Cup | 🕒 Europe | 🕒 European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
⚽ League | ⚽ FA Cup | ⚽ League Cup | ⚽ Europe | ⚽ European Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
🔥 League | 🔥 FA Cup | 🔥 League Cup | 🔥 Europe | 🔥 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 🗓️, 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
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Season by Season Record

🗓️ | 🎂 | 〽️ | 🏆 | 🕒 | ✅ | 🔁 | 🇺 | PPG | 🟩 | 🟩 % | 🟨 | 🟨 % | 🟥 | 🟥 % | ⚽ | 🔥 | Yellow | Red | GI | GPG | GPGi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897-98 | 26 | D1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 |
0 |
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
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Goalkeeping Record

🗓️ | 🕒 | 🥅 | CPG | ⛔ | ⛔ % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897-98 |
Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Honours

Played for the Villa
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Debuts & Dates

Season | First Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1897-98 | 2 April 1898 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Season | Debut | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1897-98 | 2 April 1898 | 27 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Game # | First Goal | Scorer(s) |
---|---|---|
Season | Final Game | Aged | Manager |
---|---|---|---|
1897-98 | 16 April 1898 | 27 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
Season | Final Squad | Manager |
---|---|---|
1897-98 | 16 April 1898 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Loans Out

None
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Transfer Out

Season | Date | Aged | Fee | To | To | Left Under |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897-98 | 1898 | 27 | Free | Langley St. Michael's 🏴 | George Ramsay 🏴 |
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Subsequent Clubs

1898 Langley St. Michael's
Retired
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Quotes

M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Biography

Player #127 for Aston Villa, Edmund Wallace Strange, known as Edmund Strange, and alternatively listed as Edmond, played as a midfielder for the club in a position then known as a left half. Edmund made 2 appearances for Villa during the 1897-98 season.
Edmund was born in Bordesley Green on 12th March 1871 and made his debut for the club as a 27 year old on the 2nd April 1898.
Villa had signed Edmund from Unity Gas FC with both his appearances coming in the league as Villa went in to finish 6th.
Although Edmund’s on field contribution to Villa was fleeting he went on to support the club both as assistant secretary between 1899 and 1925 as well as serving as manager of the second XI.
Edmund had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Edmund passed away in Birmingham on 18th December 1926 aged 54.
Died
18 December 1925, Aged 54
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Appearances
2

Game | Matchday Summary | Match Squad |
---|---|---|
Game #340 | 🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park | GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
RB Bert Sharp |
FB Albert Evans |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Edmund Strange |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F James Fisher |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Billy Garraty | |
Game #342 | 🟥 16 Apr 1898, Villa 0-4 Liverpool, Anfield | GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
FB Albert Evans |
RB Bert Sharp |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Edmund Strange |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F Bob Chatt |
F James Fisher |
CF Billy Garraty | |
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Starts
2

Game | Matchday Summary | Line Up |
---|---|---|
Game #340 | 🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park | GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
RB Bert Sharp |
FB Albert Evans |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Edmund Strange |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F James Fisher |
F Bob Chatt |
CF Billy Garraty | |
Game #342 | 🟥 16 Apr 1898, Villa 0-4 Liverpool, Anfield | GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
FB Albert Evans |
RB Bert Sharp |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Edmund Strange |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F Bob Chatt |
F James Fisher |
CF Billy Garraty | |
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Substitutes |
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M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Unused Substitute Appearances
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Unused Substitutes |
---|
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Goals Scored
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Scorer(s) |
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M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Assists Made
0

Game | Matchday Summary | Assist(s) |
---|
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
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 |
---|
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
Matches
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
🟨 2 Apr 1898, Villa 1-1 Stoke, Villa Park


Game #340
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
Referee | Charles Sutcliffe, Burnley |
FT Score | 1-1 |
FT Result | Drew |
Last 5 Games | WWWLD |
Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #28 |
League Match | #27 |
Manager Game | #314 |
Saturday, 2 April 1898

Division One
Scorer(s) | Jack Sharp |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
RB Bert Sharp |
FB Albert Evans |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Edmund Strange |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F James Fisher |
F Bob Chatt |
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
[Exact timings not recorded]
1’ Debut, Edmund Strange, Billy Garraty
HT Aston Villa 0-0 Stoke
Player retired injured (Stoke)
Goal, 1-0, Jack Sharp, Assist by Jack Cowan
Goal, 1-1, (Stoke)
Stoke return to full complement
FT Aston Villa 1-1 Stoke
On This Day
M Edmund Strange | 🏴 | #127 |
🟥 16 Apr 1898, Villa 0-4 Liverpool, Anfield


Game #342
Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-4 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WLDLL |
Season | 1897-98 |
Matchday | #30 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #316 |
Saturday, 16 April 1898

Division One
Scorer(s) | None |
Assists(s) | Not recorded
Teams

Starting XI
GK Jimmy Whitehouse |
FB Albert Evans |
RB Bert Sharp |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Edmund Strange |
W Jack Sharp |
W Jack Cowan |
F Howard Harvey |
F Bob Chatt |
F James Fisher |
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
[Exact timings not recorded]
Goal, 0-1, (Liverpool)
Goal, 0-2, (Liverpool)
Goal, 0-3, (Liverpool)
HT Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa
Goal, 0-4, (Liverpool)
FT Liverpool 4-0 Aston Villa