Name: Garraty, William (Billy)



Birthdate: 1878-10-06 in Saltley, Birmingham (Died: 1931-05-06 in Perry Barr, Birmingham)

Position: Centre-forward

Playing for Villa: August 1897 - September 1908

Previous clubs: Church Road and Saltley St. Saviour's Schools (Birmingham), Ashted Swifts, St. Saviour's FC, Highfield Villa, Lozells FC, Aston Shakespeare

Signed: - From Aston Shakespeare

Sold: - To Leicester Fosse

League: 225 (1) matches - 96 goals

Cup: 31 matches - 15 goals

Sheriff of London's Charity Shield: 3 matches - 1 goal

International: England A (1903, 1 - 0 goals), England Trials (1903), England Junior (1896-97, 2 caps)


More info:
He signed professional in July 1898.
Brother of Frank Garraty.

He played in the 1898-99 Sheriff of London's Charity Shield where Villa drew 0-0 with Queen's Park (Glasgow). (0 goals)
He played in the 1899-1900 Sheriff of London's Charity Shield where Villa lost 1-2 to Corinthians. (1 goal)
He played in the 1900-01 Sheriff of London's Charity Shield where Villa won 1-0 against Corinthians. (0 goals)

He was a Villa trainer April - May 1913.



Season

1897-98
1898-99
1899-1900
1900-01
1901-02
1902-03
1903-04
1904-05
1905-06
1906-07
1907-08
First team

2 - 0 goals
10 (1) - 6 goals
40 - 31 goals
41 - 11 goals
28 - 7 goals
30 - 15 goals
18 - 9 goals
38 - 10 goals
37 - 21 goals
5 - 2 goals
10 - 0 goals
Reserves

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Youth

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