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James Brown

55appearances
17goals
#71legacy number
PositionMidfielder
BornRenton
Villa career1890–1893 — a goal every 3.2 games
EraThe First Dynasty (1888–1915)

Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded). Legacy numbers are the club's official 150th-anniversary numbering of every player to appear for Villa, in debut order.

Aston Villa Record — by competition

Season-by-season Villa record for James Brown, with a total for each competition. Villa appearances only. Detailed stats (minutes, shooting, defensive actions) exist from 2017–18 onward; earlier seasons show appearances, goals and cards only. St starts · Pk penalties scored · Y/R/2Y cards · Sh shots · SoT on target · Fls/Fld fouls for/against · Off offsides · Crs crosses · Int interceptions · TkW tackles won · PkW/PkC penalties won/conceded · OG own goals · Cmp complete matches · Sub sub apps · PPG points per game · +/- team goal difference on pitch. Minutes are shown so any per-90 rate can be worked out (stat ÷ minutes × 90).

First Division

SeasonAppsStMinGAPkYR2YShSoTFlsFldOffCrsIntTkWPkWPkCOGCmpSubPPG+/-
1890-911515—10——00—————————————0——
1891-921818—0——00—————————————0——
1892-931818—4——00—————————————0——
Total5151—14——00—————————————0——

FA Cup

SeasonAppsStMinGAPkYR2YShSoTFlsFldOffCrsIntTkWPkWPkCOGCmpSubPPG+/-
1890-9122—2——00—————————————0——
1891-9211—0——00—————————————0——
1892-9311—1——00—————————————0——
Total44—3——00—————————————0——

Career Profile

Signed forFree
Left forFree
Age on debut22
Starts · sub appearances55 · 0

Career detail from AVDB — The Aston Villa Database, used with credit. Assists, cards and fees are not recorded in the season-by-season tables above.