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Wartime Football League Competition Statistics

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ASTON VILLA FOOTBALL CLUB

Aston Villa Football Club were formed in 1874 by members of the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel, Handsworth, who are said to have "met under a gas light on Heathfield Road" to finalise their plans to launch the new team. Accounts vary, however it is generally believed Villa played their first game in the autumn of 1874 against Aston Brook St. […]

Manchester United Football Club

Manchester United Football Club were formed as Newton Heath FYR FC in 1878 by workers from the Carriage and Wagon department of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway depot, then situated in Newton Heath, Manchester. The newly-formed club initially played games against other departments of the L&YR, however by 1888 they had become one of the founding […]

Grimsby Town Squad 1914/15

Player Nationality Position League Matches FA Cup Matches League Goals FA Cup Goals Willie Andrews Irish Wing Half 38 1 2 Tony Arrowsmith English Full Back 28 1 Fred Atkin English Full Back 12 1 William Blanchard English Full Back 3 David Chalmers Scottish Centre Forward 3 Jimmy Gordon English Centre Half 13 1 1 […]

Derby County Squad 1914/15

Player Nationality Position League Matches FA Cup Matches League Goals FA Cup Goals Jack Atkin English Full Back 30 1 Jimmy Bagshaw English Wing Half 17 1 Billy Baker English Winger 35 6 Tommy Barbour Scottish Full Back 37 1 Tommy Bentfield English Inside Forward 38 1 15 George Brooks English Wing Half 33 1 […]

Arsenal Squad 1914/15

Player Nationality Position League Matches FA Cup Matches League Goals FA Cup Goals Bob Benson English Full Back 27 1 5 Billy Blyth Scottish Inside Forward 12 2 Frank Bradshaw English Inside Forward 29 2 10 Chris Buckley English Centre Half 29 2 1 Pat Flanagan English Inside Forward 26 2 6 Alf Fletcher English […]

Burnley Squad 1914/15

Player Nationality Position League Matches FA Cup Matches League Goals FA Cup Goals Tom Bamford English Full Back 38 3 John Barber English Wing Half William Bolton English Winger 1 Tommy Boyle English Centre Half 32 3 4 1 Jonathan Brown English Wing Half 1 Jerry Dawson English Goalkeeper 35 3 – – Bert Freeman […]

Bradford City Squad 1914/15

Player Nationality Position League Matches FA Cup Matches League Goals FA Cup Goals Samuel Anderson Scottish Inside Forward 14 2 3 Dickie Bond English Winger 32 6 7 2 Irvine Boocok English Full Back 30 5 Frank Buckley English Centre Half 4 Bob Campbell Scottish Full Back 17 George Chaplin Scottish Full Back 15 5 […]

Blackburn Rovers Squad 1914/15

Player Nationality Position League Matches FA Cup Matches League Goals FA Cup Goals Wattie Aitkenhead Scottish Inside Forward 35 1 9 Alex Bell Scottish Wing Half 3 Billy Bradshaw English Wing Half 20 1 2 1 Tom Byrom English Inside Forward 4 2 Billy Caulfield English Inside Forward George Chapman Scottish Centre Forward 4 2 […]