Tom Riley, Aston Villa | AVFC History

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Left Back

1906-07 🕒 16 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #190 |

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |
Aston Villa 1906-07 |
Football League First Division |
🕒 16 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #190 |

Previous Player	Next Player
M Rowland Codling \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #189 \|	CB Chris Buckley \| 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 \| #191 \|

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Thomas Riley

Personal Profile

Birth Date	Birthplace	Birth Country	Citizenship	Height	Foot
1 March 1882	Blackburn, Lancashire	England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿	England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Personal

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs

Lancaster Council School
Chorley FC
Blackburn Rovers
Brentford

Transfer In

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Transfer In

Season	Joined Date	Aged	Fee	From	From	Signed Under
1905-06	April 1906	24	Free	Brentford 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿		George Ramsay

Career

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Played Under

Managers

George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Career Summary

🗓️	🕒	✅	🔁	🇺	PPG	🟩	🟨	🟥	🟩 %	🟨 %	🟥 %	⚽	🔥	Yellow	Red	GI	GPG	GPGi
3	16	16	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 Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Competition Record

🕒 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 Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

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

🗓️	🎂	〽️	🏆	🕒	✅	🔁	🇺	PPG	🟩	🟩 %	🟨	🟨 %	🟥	🟥 %	⚽	🔥	Yellow	Red	GI	GPG	GPGi
1905-06	22	D1		4	4	0	0								0	-	-	-	0

1906-07

1907-08

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Goalkeeping Record

GK #	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔ %

Season	🕒	🥅	CPG	⛔	⛔ %

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

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Honours

Villa Honours

Played for the Villa

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Debuts & Dates

Season	First Squad	Manager
1905-06	13 April 1906	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Season	Debut	Manager	Aged
1905-06	13 April 1906	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿	24

Game #	First Goal	Scorer(s)

Game #	First Assist

Game #	First Clean Sheet

Season	Final Game	Aged	Manager
1907-08	5 October 1907	25	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Season	Final Squad	Manager
1907-08	5 October 1907	George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Debut

Loans

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Loans Out

Loans

None

Transfer Out

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Transfer Out

Season	Date	Aged	Fee	To	To	Left Under
1907-08	June 1908	26	Free	Brentwood FC 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿		George Ramsay 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Subsequent Clubs

Brentwood FC
Retired

Quotes

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Quotes

Biography

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Biography

Player #190 for Aston Villa, Thomas Riley, known as Tom Riley played as a full back for the club.

Tom played for Villa between 1905-06 and 1907-08 making 16 appearances over his 3 seasons.

Tom was born in Blackburn in March 1882 and made his debut appearance as a 24 year old on the 13th April 1906.

Villa had signed Tom from Brentford earlier in the month.

Tom would only appear in the league for Villa and was used as a back up rather than a regular first team player.

Tom would make his final appearance on 5th October 1907 aged 25 and so his 18 months at Villa actually featured appearances in 3 different seasons.

Tom played under the George Ramsey led Management Committee.

Tom moved on to Brentwood FC in June 1908.

Tom passed away in Southampton in 1939 aged 57.

Died

1939, Aged 57

Appearances

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Appearances

16

Game	Matchday Summary	Match Squad
Game #651	🟥 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 \|
Game #652	🟨 14 Apr 1906, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Harry Cooch \| FB Howard Spencer \| CB John Boden \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M George Harris \| M Billy Matthews \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Walters \| F Joe Bache \| CF Billy Garraty \|
Game #653	🟩 16 Apr 1906, Villa 6-0 Derby, Villa Park	GK Harry Cooch \| FB Howard Spencer \| CB John Boden \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M George Harris \| M Billy Matthews \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Walters \| F Joe Bache \| CF Billy Garraty \|
Game #654	🟩 21 Apr 1906, Villa 2-1 Notts County, Villa Park	GK Harry Cooch \| FB Howard Spencer \| CB John Boden \| LB Tom Riley \| LB Jock Logan \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Billy Matthews \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Walters \| F Joe Bache \| CF Billy Garraty \|
Game #656	🟩 3 Sep 1906, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground	GK Billy George \| LB Jock Logan \| CB Chris Buckley \| LB Tom Riley \| M Rowland Codling \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Bache \| F Joe Walters \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #657	🟥 8 Sep 1906, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Roker	GK Billy George \| CB John Boden \| FB Howard Spencer \| LB Tom Riley \| M Rowland Codling \| M Joe Pearson \| M Billy Matthews \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Bache \| F Joe Walters \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #692	🟨 13 Apr 1907, Villa 0-0 Notts County, Villa Park	GK Billy George \| LB Tom Riley \| FB Watty Corbett \| CB Chris Buckley \| M George Tranter \| M Rowland Codling \| W Charlie Millington \| W Albert Hall \| F Joe Bache \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #693	🟨 20 Apr 1907, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Billy George \| LB Tom Riley \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| M Albert Wilkes \| M Rowland Codling \| W Charlie Millington \| W Bobby Evans \| F Joe Bache \| F Alec Logan \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #694	🟥 27 Apr 1907, Villa 0-2 Bolton, Villa Park	GK Billy George \| LB Tom Riley \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| M Alex Leake \| M Jack Windmill \| W Charlie Millington \| W Albert Hall \| F Joe Bache \| F Alec Logan \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #695	🟥 2 Sep 1907, Villa 1-4 United, Villa Park	GK Harry Cooch \| LB Jock Logan \| CB Chris Buckley \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Charlie Wallace \| F Joe Bache \| F Frederick Chapple \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #696	🟥 7 Sep 1907, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood	GK Billy George \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Charlie Wallace \| W Bobby Evans \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #697	🟩 9 Sep 1907, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park	GK Billy George \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Charlie Millington \| W Bobby Evans \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #698	🟩 14 Sep 1907, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Villa Park	GK Bert Turner \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Roly Harper \| W Bobby Evans \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #699	🟩 21 Sep 1907, Villa 3-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's	GK Bert Turner \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Bobby Evans \| F Joe Bache \| F Joe Walters \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \|
Game #700	🟥 28 Sep 1907, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park	GK Bert Turner \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Jack Windmill \| M George Tranter \| W Albert Hall \| W Bobby Evans \| F Joe Bache \| F Joe Walters \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \|
Game #701	🟥 5 Oct 1907, Villa 0-3 Sunderland, Roker	GK Bert Turner \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Rowland Codling \| M George Tranter \| W Albert Hall \| W Bobby Evans \| W Charlie Wallace \| F Joe Bache \| CF Harry Hampton \|

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Starts

16

Game	Matchday Summary	Line Up
Game #651	🟥 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 \|
Game #652	🟨 14 Apr 1906, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Harry Cooch \| FB Howard Spencer \| CB John Boden \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M George Harris \| M Billy Matthews \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Walters \| F Joe Bache \| CF Billy Garraty \|
Game #653	🟩 16 Apr 1906, Villa 6-0 Derby, Villa Park	GK Harry Cooch \| FB Howard Spencer \| CB John Boden \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M George Harris \| M Billy Matthews \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Walters \| F Joe Bache \| CF Billy Garraty \|
Game #654	🟩 21 Apr 1906, Villa 2-1 Notts County, Villa Park	GK Harry Cooch \| FB Howard Spencer \| CB John Boden \| LB Tom Riley \| LB Jock Logan \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Billy Matthews \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Walters \| F Joe Bache \| CF Billy Garraty \|
Game #656	🟩 3 Sep 1906, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground	GK Billy George \| LB Jock Logan \| CB Chris Buckley \| LB Tom Riley \| M Rowland Codling \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Bache \| F Joe Walters \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #657	🟥 8 Sep 1906, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Roker	GK Billy George \| CB John Boden \| FB Howard Spencer \| LB Tom Riley \| M Rowland Codling \| M Joe Pearson \| M Billy Matthews \| W Charlie Millington \| F Joe Bache \| F Joe Walters \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #692	🟨 13 Apr 1907, Villa 0-0 Notts County, Villa Park	GK Billy George \| LB Tom Riley \| FB Watty Corbett \| CB Chris Buckley \| M George Tranter \| M Rowland Codling \| W Charlie Millington \| W Albert Hall \| F Joe Bache \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #693	🟨 20 Apr 1907, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane	GK Billy George \| LB Tom Riley \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| M Albert Wilkes \| M Rowland Codling \| W Charlie Millington \| W Bobby Evans \| F Joe Bache \| F Alec Logan \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #694	🟥 27 Apr 1907, Villa 0-2 Bolton, Villa Park	GK Billy George \| LB Tom Riley \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| M Alex Leake \| M Jack Windmill \| W Charlie Millington \| W Albert Hall \| F Joe Bache \| F Alec Logan \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #695	🟥 2 Sep 1907, Villa 1-4 United, Villa Park	GK Harry Cooch \| LB Jock Logan \| CB Chris Buckley \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Charlie Wallace \| F Joe Bache \| F Frederick Chapple \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #696	🟥 7 Sep 1907, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood	GK Billy George \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Charlie Wallace \| W Bobby Evans \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #697	🟩 9 Sep 1907, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park	GK Billy George \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Charlie Millington \| W Bobby Evans \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #698	🟩 14 Sep 1907, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Villa Park	GK Bert Turner \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Roly Harper \| W Bobby Evans \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \| CF Harry Hampton \|
Game #699	🟩 21 Sep 1907, Villa 3-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's	GK Bert Turner \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Samuel Greenhalgh \| M Rowland Codling \| W Albert Hall \| W Bobby Evans \| F Joe Bache \| F Joe Walters \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \|
Game #700	🟥 28 Sep 1907, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park	GK Bert Turner \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Jack Windmill \| M George Tranter \| W Albert Hall \| W Bobby Evans \| F Joe Bache \| F Joe Walters \| CF Jimmy Cantrell \|
Game #701	🟥 5 Oct 1907, Villa 0-3 Sunderland, Roker	GK Bert Turner \| LB Jock Logan \| FB Freddie Miles \| LB Tom Riley \| M Rowland Codling \| M George Tranter \| W Albert Hall \| W Bobby Evans \| W Charlie Wallace \| F Joe Bache \| CF Harry Hampton \|

Starts

Subs

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Substitute Appearances

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Substitutes

Unused

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Unused Substitutes

Goals

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Goals Scored

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Scorer(s)

Assists

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Assists Made

0

Game	Matchday Summary	Assist(s)

Cards

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Cards Received

🟨

0 🟥

-

Game	Matchday Summary	Villa Cards

International

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

International Record

International Career	Caps with Villa

Matches

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Matches

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟥 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground

Game #651

Division One

Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #35 |
Manager Game | #625 |
Friday, 13 April 1906

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Charlie Millington |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

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Match Timeline

On This Day

Villa lose four consecutive games for the first time this season to make it sixteen wins, four draws and fifteen defeats in thirty five division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, left Back Tom Riley made his Villa debut aged 24 after joining from Brentford earlier this month. Whilst, winger Bert Kingaby made his fourth and final appearance for Villa aged 25 before controversially returning to Clapton Orient after first having been sent to non-league Fulham in July 1906.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟨 14 Apr 1906, Villa 1-1 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Game #652

Division One

Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #626 |
Saturday, 14 April 1906

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Joe Bache |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

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On This Day

Villa stop a run of four consecutive losses but are held at Bramall Lane to make it five games without a victory and sixteen wins, five draws and fifteen defeats in thirty six division one games so far this season.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟩 16 Apr 1906, Villa 6-0 Derby, Villa Park

Game #653

Division One

Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #41 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #627 |
Monday, 16 April 1906

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Billy Matthews | John Boden | Joe Bache | Billy Garraty | Charlie Millington | Joe Walters |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

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On This Day

Villa win for the first time in six as they hammer Derby at Villa Park to make it seventeen wins, five draws and fifteen defeats in thirty seven division one games so far this season.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟩 21 Apr 1906, Villa 2-1 Notts County, Villa Park

Game #654

Division One

Season | 1905-06 |
Matchday | #42 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #628 |
Saturday, 21 April 1906

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Joe Bache | Joe Walters |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

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Villa win consecutive games to end the season in 8th place having recorded eighteen wins, five draws and fifteen defeats in their thirty eight division one games. A season that had been notable for the number of debuts and final appearances - including a significant portion who both first appeared, and left in the same season, and sometimes the same month - underlined the status of transition that the club was in. The season itself couldn’t have been more contrasting to the exciting, goal hungry season of 1904-05 and much more stability was to be needed for 1906-07 if Villa were to return to trophy winning form.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟩 3 Sep 1906, Villa 2-0 Stoke, Victoria Ground

Game #656

Division One

Season | 1906-07 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #630 |
Monday, 3 September 1906

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Harry Hampton | Harry Hampton (pen) |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

Teams

Starting XI

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On This Day

Villa make is successive victories to start the season and are now unbeaten in their last five League games. Meanwhile, centre back Chris Buckley made his Villa debut aged 19 after joining from Brighton & Hove Albion in August 1906.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟥 8 Sep 1906, Villa 1-2 Sunderland, Roker

Game #657

Division One

Season | 1906-07 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #631 |
Saturday, 8 September 1906

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | Joe Bache |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Starting XI

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On This Day

Villa lose for the first time this season to make it two wins and a defeat in three division one games.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟨 13 Apr 1907, Villa 0-0 Notts County, Villa Park

Game #692

Division One

Season | 1906-07 |
Matchday | #38 |
League Match | #36 |
Manager Game | #666 |
Saturday, 13 April 1907

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

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Villa record their first goalless draw since November to make it nineteen wins, five draws and twelve defeats in thirty six division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, midfielder George Tranter made his Villa debut aged 21 after joining from Stourbridge FC and full back Watty Corbett made his final appearance aged 26 after 13 appearances in 3 seasons before moving on to Birmingham in June 1907.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟨 20 Apr 1907, Villa 0-0 Sheffield United, Bramall Lane

Game #693

Division One

Season | 1906-07 |
Matchday | #39 |
League Match | #37 |
Manager Game | #667 |
Saturday, 20 April 1907

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

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Villa record their second successive goalless draw to make it nineteen wins, six draws and twelve defeats in thirty seven division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, midfielder Albert Wilkes made his final appearance for Villa aged 31 before moving on to Fulham in June 1907. Albert had played for Villa 158 times, scoring seven goals over his nine seasons with the club. During his time with the Villa, Albert won the League title in 1898-99 & 1899-00, the FA Cup in 1904-05 and the Charity Shield in 1900-01.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟥 27 Apr 1907, Villa 0-2 Bolton, Villa Park

Game #694

Division One

Season | 1906-07 |
Matchday | #40 |
League Match | #38 |
Manager Game | #668 |
Saturday, 27 April 1907

Full Match Report

Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

Teams

Starting XI

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On This Day

Villa end the season having failed to score in their final three matches but despite spells of indifferent form they improve on 1905-06's finishing position of 8th to sit 5th in the final table having recorded nineteen wins, six draws and thirteen defeats in their thirty eight division one games. Once again however the season was one of transition as the sheer volume of changes to the starting line up and the arrivals to and departures from the squad meant the team was crying out for stability in order for it to challenge for honours once again. With Harry Hampton showing glimpses of his previous form when available much was resting on his, Joe Bache’s and Albert Hall’s goalscoring capabilities to drive the team higher.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟥 2 Sep 1907, Villa 1-4 United, Villa Park

Game #695

Division One

Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #1 |
League Match | #1 |
Manager Game | #669 |
Monday, 2 September 1907

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Scorer(s) | Harry Hampton (pen) |

Assist(s) | None

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On This Day

Villa open the season with a chastening home defeat to Manchester United - a team only promoted from the second tier for the first time for the previous season and who would go on to be crowned champions of the current campaign. Meanwhile, winger Charlie Wallace made his Villa debut aged 22 after moving from Crystal Palace in May 1907 for a fee of £500. Whilst, goalkeeper Harry Cooch made his final appearance for Villa aged 28 after making 25 appearances across his seven seasons with the club. Cooch had the relative misfortune to play for Villa during the same period as legendary ‘keeper Billy George which led to a custodian of quite some quality being selected far less than his talent allowed, Cooch would however cement his legacy with the club with his behind the scenes and coaching work across the coming decades. Also appearing for the final time was forward Frederick Chapple who made his eleventh and final Villa appearance aged 23 before moving on to Birmingham in December 1907.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟥 7 Sep 1907, Villa 0-2 Blackburn, Ewood

Game #696

Division One

Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #2 |
League Match | #2 |
Manager Game | #670 |
Saturday, 7 September 1907

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa open the season with a second successive defeat as they lose at Ewood Park without scoring.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟩 9 Sep 1907, Villa 1-0 Sunderland, Villa Park

Game #697

Division One

Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #3 |
League Match | #3 |
Manager Game | #671 |
Monday, 9 September 1907

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Scorer(s) | Samuel Greenhalgh |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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Villa win for the first time this season to make it one win and two defeats in three division one games. Meanwhile, winger Charlie Millington made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Fulham in October 1907 for a fee of £400. Millington had scored 14 goals in his 38 appearances since his debut in October 1905.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟩 14 Sep 1907, Villa 2-0 Bolton, Villa Park

Game #698

Division One

Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #4 |
League Match | #4 |
Manager Game | #672 |
Saturday, 14 September 1907

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Scorer(s) | Harry Hampton | Harry Hampton |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa record a second successive victory to make it two wins and two defeats in their four division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, winger Roly Harper and goalkeeper Bert Turner made their Villa debuts aged 26 and 30 after respectively joining from Burton United and Accrington Stanley in August 1907.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟩 21 Sep 1907, Villa 3-2 Birmingham, St Andrew's

Game #699

Division One

Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #5 |
League Match | #5 |
Manager Game | #673 |
Saturday, 21 September 1907

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Scorer(s) | Albert Hall | Bobby Evans | Jimmy Cantrell |

Assist(s) | Not recorded

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On This Day

Villa beat rebranded Small Heath to record three successive victories and make it three wins and two defeats in their five division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, midfielder Samuel Greenhalgh made his final appearance for Villa aged 25 before returning to Bolton Wanderers later this month. Greenhalgh had made 48 appearances, scoring twice, since his debut in February 1906.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟥 28 Sep 1907, Villa 0-2 Everton, Villa Park

Game #700

Division One

Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #6 |
League Match | #6 |
Manager Game | #674 |
Saturday, 28 September 1907

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa lose for the first time in four games to make it three wins and three defeats in their six division one games so far this season.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟥 5 Oct 1907, Villa 0-3 Sunderland, Roker

Game #701

Division One

Season | 1907-08 |
Matchday | #7 |
League Match | #7 |
Manager Game | #675 |
Saturday, 5 October 1907

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Scorer(s) | None |

Assist(s) | None

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Villa lose and fail to score for the second successive game to make it three wins and four defeats in their seven division one games so far this season. Meanwhile, left back Tom Riley made his sixteenth and final appearance for Villa aged 25 before moving on to Brentwood FC in June 1908.

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Left Back

1906-07 🕒 16 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 - | #190 |

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Thomas Riley

Personal Profile

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Previous Clubs

Previous Clubs

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Transfer In

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Played Under

Managers

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Career Summary

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Competition Record

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Season by Season Record

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Goalkeeping Record

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Honours

Villa Honours

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Debuts & Dates

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Loans Out

Loans

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Transfer Out

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Subsequent Clubs

Subsequent Clubs

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Quotes

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Biography

Died

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Appearances

16

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Starts

16

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Substitute Appearances

0

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Unused Substitute Appearances

0

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Goals Scored

0

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Assists Made

0

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Cards Received

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0

🟥

-

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

International Record

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LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

Matches

LB Tom Riley | 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | #190 |

🟥 13 Apr 1906, Villa 1-2 Arsenal, Manor Ground

Game #651

Scorer(s) | Charlie Millington |

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