Name: Wilkes, Albert



Birthdate: 1874-10-01 in West Bromwich (Died: 1936-12-09 in Bromsgrove)

Position: Wing-half

Playing for Villa: May 1898 - June 1907

Previous clubs: Walsall Street School (West Bromwich), West Bromwich Baptists, Oldbury Town, West Bromwich Albion (trial), Walsall

Signed: - From Walsall

Sold: - To Fulham

League: 140 matches - 7 goals

Cup: 17 matches - 1 goal

Sheriff of London's Charity Shield: 2 matches - 0 goals

International: England A (1901-02, 5 - 1 goal), England Trials (1902)


More info:
"A player of parts and a worthy follower of past Villa heroes. Scrupulously fair and honest in tackling, a willing worker, and an adept at finding openings for goal in big games. No place in the half-back line comes amiss to him. A quite, unostentatious player of the untiring order, he has done his share in raising the tone of football both on and off the field. 'Straight as a die', he is a general and deserved favourite."
The Villa News and Record 1 September 1906

He played in the 1899-1900 Sheriff of London's Charity Shield where Villa lost 1-2 to Corinthians. (0 goals)
He played in the 1900-01 Sheriff of London's Charity Shield where Villa won 1-0 against Corinthians. (0 goals)



Season

1898-99
1899-1900
1900-01
1901-02
1902-03
1903-04
1904-05
1905-06
1906-07
First team

12 - 1 goal
24 - 1 goal
31 - 2 goals
31 - 1 goal
21 - 1 goal
20 - 1 goal
10 - 0 goals
9 - 1 goal
1 - 0 goals
Reserves

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Youth

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