Willie Groves RECORD HOLDER

26appearances

4goals

#99legacy number

Position	Midfielder, Forward
Nationality	Scotland
Villa career	1893–1894 — a goal every 6.5 games
Era	The First Dynasty (1888–1915)
Record	Subject of the first £100 transfer — the first recorded professional fee — when he joined Villa from West Brom in 1893.

Appearances and goals above are across all competitions (every competitive first-team match; wartime fixtures excluded). More on Club History and Team Stats & Records.

Aston Villa Record — by competition

Season-by-season Villa record for Willie Groves, 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

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	Y	R	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	OG	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
1893-94	22	22	—	4	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Total	22	22	—	4	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—

FA Cup

Season	Apps	St	Min	G	A	Pk	Y	R	2Y	Sh	SoT	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TkW	PkW	PkC	OG	Cmp	Sub	PPG	+/-
1893-94	4	4	—	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Total	4	4	—	0	—	—	0	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0	—	—

Career Profile

Signed for	£100
Left for	Free
Age on debut	23
Starts · sub appearances	26 · 0
International career	3 caps, 4 goals

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