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Ben Olney |
Aston Villa FC
2 appearances,
2 goals against
P 2 W 2 D
0 L 0 F 8: A 2
100% successful
1928
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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Benjamin Albert Olney |
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Birth |
22 March 1899
in Holborn, London
[registered in
Holborn, London, June 1899].
The Birmingham Gazette stated
he was born in Boland Street in Birmingham. Although it appears
this is where he was brought up from ten years-old. |
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Baptism |
9 April 1899
at St. Lukes' Church in Finsbury. Living at 38 Gee Street in Finsbury.
Parents: James and Louisa, he is a brassplate maker. Baptism by curator
L. Stewart-Wall |
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According to the 1901
census, Benjamin is youngest of three sons to James and Louisa Elizabeth
(née Rice) (called Rose). His father is a brass finisher and they
all live at 38 Gee Street, in the St. Lukes' area of Finsbury. |
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According to the 1911
census, Benjamin is the second of six children at home (there are seven in
total up until 1911). He is attending school and his father remains a
brass finisher. They now live in Birmingham, at 43 Moland Street in St.
Mary's |
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According to the 1921 census,
Bna is now a professional footballer (for Derby County FC) and is now the
second of five sons living at home with their parents at 42 Moland Street.
According to passenger lists, Olney, along with other
footballers, was part of a tour of South Africa that returned to
Southampton on 5 August 1929 from Cape Town on board the SS Arundel
Castle. His address was stated as Sparkbrook in Birmingham. |
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Marriage |
to Mary Ellen Hoare
[registered in Aston, Warwickshire, September 1921]. They had one
son, Benjamin (b.21 August 1922). |
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Charged and fined with dangerous driving
in June 1927.
Licensee of the Castle & Falcon, East Street, Derby, from
September 1936 until September 1937, where he was license was transferred
to the Normanton Hotel, leaving in May 1938.
According to the 1939 register,
Mary E. and their son, Benjamin, are living at 79 Gerard Street in Derby.
It is possible that Benjamin A. is at the Royal Oak public house in Worton.
But this one calls himself a carpenter and has a birthdate of 15 March
1898... but is the only Ben Olney in the register. |
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Death |
23 September 1943 at
Derby Isolation Hospital, aged
44 years 185 days
[registered in Derby, Derbyshire, September 1943]. Had been
living at 297 Brighton Road, Derby, and had been ill for seven weeks
before his death. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
career with Fairley's Athletic FC, a Birmingham work's team, before WWI.
He was part of the Army, where he developed his talents as a custodian.
After retiring from the services, he joined Aston Park Rangers FC, and it
was while he was there, he signed amateur forms with Brierley Hill
Alliance FC. He joined Stourbridge FC as a semi-professional. Signed by Derby
County FC on 22 April 1921 for a £900 transfer fee, he made 223
league appearances before an accident to his hand kept him out.
Olney was transferred to Aston Villa on 29 December 1927. Kept
goal for 84 league matches. Bilston United FC on 10 July 1930,
before joining Walsall FC in August 1931. Shrewsbury Town FC in the Birmingham League,
signed Olney on 17 August 1932, making his last
game on 30 December 1933, from when he retired from the game in order to
make a living wage. Although in 1935, he was keeping goal for Moor Green
FC, and in 1940, was playing for his works team, Rolls-Royce FC. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division
Two runners-up
1925-26; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
6'
1" [1921]. 6'
0", 13st.
0lbs [1927]. 6'
1", 13st.
12lbs [1929]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of six who became 528th
players (528) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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First match |
No. 160, 17 May 1928,
France
1 England 5,
an end-of-season tour match
at Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes, Paris,
aged 29 years
56 days. |
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Last match |
No. 161,
19 May 1928 -
Belgium
1 England
3,
an end-of-season tour match at
Olympisch Stadion, Antwerpen, aged
29 years 58 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England Junior (one appearance, 1921); FA
Tour of South Africa 1929; |
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Distinctions |
Died 24 days
after George Toone |
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Beyond England |
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He returned to Derby to become
licensee of the Castle and Falcon, and was later licensee of the Normanton
Hotel. He was employed with Rolls Royce at the time of his death. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.x./Derby Telegraph |
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Ben Olney - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av. |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
0 |
180 |
2 |
90 |
0 |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Ben Olney
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
- Friendly |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
+6 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
Ben Olney
- Match History
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Club:
Aston Villa F.C.
- two full appearances (180 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - twe full appearances
(180 min)x |
Notes
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CG
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