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LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Left Back

1901 🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #148 |

Aston Villa player image

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 |
Aston Villa 1901 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #148 |

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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 |

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Thomas Aubrey Gilson

Personal Profile

Aston Villa Crest 2025
Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
1 June 1879
Lichfield, Staffordshire
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Personal

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

Whittington Royal FC
Burton Swifts

Transfer In

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Transfer In

Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1900-01 (DEBUT)
1900
21
Free
Burton Swifts 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
George Ramsay
Career

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Played Under

Managers

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Career Summary

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🗓️
🕒
✅
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟨
🟥
🟩 %
🟨 %
🟥 %
⚽
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
-
0

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Starts ✅, Substitute 🔁, Won 🟩, Drew 🟨, Lost 🟥, Unused 🇺, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Competition Record

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🕒 League
🕒 FA Cup
🕒 League Cup
🕒 Europe
🕒 European Cup
0
0
0
⚽ 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

Games 🕒, Goals ⚽, Assists 🔥, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Season by Season Record

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

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🗓️
🎂
〽️
🏆
🕒
✅
🔁
🇺
PPG
🟩
🟩 %
🟨
🟨 %
🟥
🟥 %
⚽
🔥
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1900-01
21
D1
2
2
0
0
0
-
-
-
0

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Goalkeeping Record

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GK #
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔
⛔ %
Season
🕒
🥅
CPG
⛔
⛔ %

Seasons 🗓️, Games 🕒, Goals Conceded 🥅, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets ⛔

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Honours

Villa Honours
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Played for the Villa

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Debuts & Dates

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1900-01
17 April 1901
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Season
Debut
Manager
Aged
1900-01
17 April 1901
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
21
Game #
First Goal
Scorer(s)
Did not Score
Game #
First Assist
Game #
First Clean Sheet
Season
Final Game
Aged
Manager
1900-01
22 April 1901
21
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1900-01
22 April 1901
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Debut
Loans

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1900-01
1901
22
Free
Brentford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

Brentford
Retired

Quotes

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Quotes

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Biography

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Biography

Player #148 for Aston Villa, Thomas Aubrey Gilson, known as Tom Gilson and nicknamed Alf played as a full back for the club.

Tom played for Villa in the 1900-01 season making 2 appearances.

Tom was born in Lichfield in June 1879 and made his first appearance for the club as a 21 year old on 17th April 1901 with his final appearance just 5 days later.

Villa had signed Tom from Burton Swifts before he moved on to Brentford.

Tom had played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Tom passed away in Lichfield in 1912 aged just 32.

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Died

1912, Aged 32

Appearances
Starts
Subs

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Substitute Appearances

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Substitutes
Unused

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Unused Substitutes
Goals

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Goals Scored

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Scorer(s)
Assists

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Assists Made

0

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Game
Matchday Summary
Assist(s)
Cards

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Cards Received

🟨

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0

🟥

-

Game
Matchday Summary
Villa Cards
International

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

Matches

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LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

🟥 17 Apr 1901, Villa 0-3 Newcastle, St James'

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Game #459

Division One

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

Season | 1900-01 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #31 |
Manager Game | #433 |
Wednesday, 17 April 1901

Full Match Report
Scorer(s) | None |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams
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GK Billy George |
FB Michael Noon |
FB Albert Evans |
LB Tom Gilson |
M Tommy Bowman |
M Albert Wilkes |
W Bobby Templeton |
W Charlie Athersmith |
W Steve Smith |
F Joe Bache |
CF Billy Garraty |

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Starting XI
Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

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On This Day
Reigning champions Villa fail to score for the sixth time in eight games in all competitions to make it ten wins, ten draws and eleven defeats in their thirty one division one games Meanwhile, winger Charlie Athersmith made his final appearance for Villa aged 28. Athersmith had made 309 appearances for Villa scoring 88 goals in his 10 seasons winning five League Championships, two FA Cups and two Charity Shields. Whilst left back Tom Gilson made his debut for the Villa aged 21 after joining from Burton Swifts

LB Tom Gilson | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #148 |

🟥 22 Apr 1901, Villa 0-3 Derby, Baseball Ground

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Game #461

Division One

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

Season | 1900-01 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #33 |
Manager Game | #435 |
Monday, 22 April 1901

Full Match Report
Scorer(s) | None |

Assists(s) | Not recorded

Teams
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GK Jack Whitley |
D Alf Wood |
LB Tom Gilson |
M Albert Wilkes |
M Jimmy Crabtree |
M Tommy Bowman |
W Bobby Templeton |
W Steve Smith |
F Jack Devey |
F Joe Bache |
CF Billy Garraty |

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Starting XI
Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions Permitted in Period

Match Timeline

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On This Day
The 1899-00 champions lose for the fourth consecutive game in all competitions to leave them with one win in twelve league games as they make it ten wins, ten draws and thirteen defeats in their thirty three division one games. Villa had now failed to win in any of their last 7 games over which time they had scored just 3 goals. Meanwhile, Steve Smith, 27, made his 188th and final appearance for Villa before moving on to Portsmouth having scored 42 goals and winning five League Championships, two FA Cups and two Charity Shields. Also making their final appearance was midfielder Tommy Bowman, 27, after 115 appearances before moving on to Southampton.
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