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M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Midfielder

1911-12 ๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ - | #223 |

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M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Personal Profile

Full Name
Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
Leslie Walter Askew
1 January 1886
Marylebone, London
England
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England
๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Personal
Transfer In

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Transfer In

Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1910-11
August 1910
24
Free
Norwich City
George Ramsay
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Season
Date
Age
Fee
From
From
Returned Under
Career

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Villa Career

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐Ÿ•’ Games | Starts (Subs) | โšฝ Goals | ๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists | ๐Ÿ‡บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ŸŸฉ Won | ๐ŸŸจ Drew | ๐ŸŸฅ Lost |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ Booking | ๐ŸŸฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐Ÿฅ… Goals Conceded | โ›” Clean Sheets |

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1911-12 |
Football League First Division |
๐Ÿ•’ 2 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ - | #223 |

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Played Under

George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Career Summary

Seasons
Appearances ๐Ÿ•’
Starts ๐Ÿ•’
Substitute ๐Ÿ”
Unused Sub ๐Ÿ‡บ
Points per Game (PPG)
1
2
2
0
0
๐ŸŸฉ Won
๐ŸŸฉ Win %
๐ŸŸจ Drew
๐ŸŸจ Drawn %
๐ŸŸฅ Lost
๐ŸŸฅ Loss %
Goals โšฝ
Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Yellow Cards ๐ŸŸจ
Red Cards ๐ŸŸฅ
0
-
-
-
Goal Involvements (GI)
Games per Goal (GPG)
Games per Goal Involvement (GiPG)
0
Seasons

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Season by Season Record

Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
1911-12
25
D1
2
2
0
0
-
0
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG
Season
Age
Lg
#
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿ”
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
๐Ÿ‡บ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ
PPG
GPG
GiPG

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Goalkeeping Record

Goalkeeper #
Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…
Goals Conceded per Game (CPG)
Clean Sheets โ›”
% Clean Sheets โ›” %

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Season by Season Goalkeeping Record

Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
1911-12
25
D1
2
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”
Season
Age
Lg
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›”

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Honours

Played for the Villa

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Villa Youth Record

n/a

Previous Clubs

Xylonite FC
Tottenham Gothic Works FC
Chadwell Heath FC
Finchley FC
Southend United
Norwich City

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Debut

Squad From Season
First Squad Match
First Squad Under
1911-12
2 September 1911
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Promoted to First Team Under
Promoted to First Team Date
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
2 September 1911
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Debut Season
Debut Date
Debut Age
Debut Under
1911-12
2 September 1911
25
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Debut

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

First Goal Date

Game #
Match
Scorer(s)

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Loans Out

None

Final

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Final Appearance

Final Season
Final Game
Final Age
Final Game Under
1911-12
1 January 1912
26
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Squad To Season
Final Squad
Final Squad Under
1911-12
1 January 1912
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
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M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Transfer Out

Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1911-12
May 1912
26
Free
West Ham United
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
Out Season
Transfer Out Date
Age
Fee
To
To
Left Under
Transfer Out

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Subsequent Clubs

West Ham United
Retired

Quotes

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Quotes

Biography

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Biography

Player #223 for Aston Villa, Leslie Walter Askew, known as Les Askew and also as Billy Askew, played as a midfielder for the club in the position then known as a half back.

Les played for Villa in the 1911-12 season making 2 appearances.

Les was born in Marylebone, London in 1886 and made his debut appearance for Villa at the age of 25 on the 2nd September 1911.

Villa had signed Les from Norwich City in August 1910.

Lesโ€™ second and final game for Villa came on 1st January 1912 and he moved on to West Ham United in May 1912.

Les played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Les died in 1955 aged 69.

Died

1955, Aged 69

Appearances

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Appearances

2

Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #857
๐ŸŸฅ 2 Sep 1911, Villa 1-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
GK Dicky Roose | FB Tom Lyons | FB Freddie Miles | CB Chris Buckley | M Les Askew | M George Tranter | W Charlie Wallace | CF Harry Hampton | F Horace Henshall | F Joe Bache | F Joe Walters |
Game #877
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 1912, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
GK Brendel Anstey | FB Freddie Miles | RB Jack Kearns | M Alfred Edwards | M Les Askew | M Arthur Moss | W Charlie Wallace | F Jimmy Birch | F Clem Stephenson | F Joe Bache | F Horace Henshall |

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Starts

2

Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #857
๐ŸŸฅ 2 Sep 1911, Villa 1-2 Bradford, Valley Parade
GK Dicky Roose | FB Tom Lyons | FB Freddie Miles | CB Chris Buckley | M Les Askew | M George Tranter | W Charlie Wallace | CF Harry Hampton | F Horace Henshall | F Joe Bache | F Joe Walters |
Game #877
๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 1912, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park
GK Brendel Anstey | FB Freddie Miles | RB Jack Kearns | M Alfred Edwards | M Les Askew | M Arthur Moss | W Charlie Wallace | F Jimmy Birch | F Clem Stephenson | F Joe Bache | F Horace Henshall |
Starts
Subs

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Sub Sub
Unused

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Goals Scored

0

Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Goals
Assists

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Assists Made

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Cards

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Cards Received

๐ŸŸจ

-

๐ŸŸฅ

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

International Career

England

FA
National Team
Caps with Villa
England
FA
National Team
Full International Record
England
FA
๐Ÿ•’ Caps
๐Ÿ•’ Starts
๐Ÿ” Sub
โšฝ Goals
FA
First Cap with Villa
FA
First International Goal with Villa
FA
Last Cap with Villa

International Record

England

Starter

Match

Substitute

Match

Goals

Match
Matches

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

Matches

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

๐ŸŸฅ 2 Sep 1911, Villa 1-2 Bradford, Valley Parade

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Game #857

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 1-2 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | WWDLL |

Season | 1911-12 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #831 |
Saturday, 2 September 1911

Hampton

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Dicky Roose |
FB Tom Lyons |
FB Freddie Miles |
CB Chris Buckley |
M Les Askew |
M George Tranter |
W Charlie Wallace |
CF Harry Hampton |
F Horace Henshall |
F Joe Bache |
F Joe Walters |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa open the season with a disappointing defeat at Valley Parade as last season's runners fail to get their campaign started. Meanwhile, goalkeeper Dicky Roose and midfielder Les Askew made their Villa debuts aged 33 and 25 after joining from Huddersfield Town and Norwich City in August 1911 and 1910 respectively.

M Les Askew | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #223 |

๐ŸŸฅ 1 Jan 1912, Villa 0-3 Bolton, Burnden Park

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Game #877

Manager | George Ramsay led Management Committee |
FT Score | 0-3 |
FT Result | Lost |
Last 5 Games | LWWDL |

Season | 1911-12 |
Matchday | #21 |
League Match | #21 |
Manager Game | #851 |
Monday, 1 January 1912

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Brendel Anstey |
FB Freddie Miles |
RB Jack Kearns |
M Alfred Edwards |
M Les Askew |
M Arthur Moss |
W Charlie Wallace |
F Jimmy Birch |
F Clem Stephenson |
F Joe Bache |
F Horace Henshall |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa lose for the first time in four to make it nine wins, four draws and eight defeats in twenty one division one games. Meanwhile, midfielder Les Askew his second and final appearance for Villa aged 26 before moving on to West Ham United in May 1912.
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