Peter Aldis (11 April 1927 – 17 November 2008) was an English professional footballer who played at full-back and appeared in 294 games for Aston Villa in league and cup.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Basil Peter Aldis | ||
Date of birth | (1927-04-11)11 April 1927 | ||
Place of birth | Kings Heath, England | ||
Date of death | 17 November 2008(2008-11-17) (aged 81) | ||
Place of death | England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1948 | Hay Green | ||
1948–1949 | Aston Villa | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1960 | Aston Villa | 262 | (1) |
1960–???? | Hinckley Athletic | ||
1964–1965 | Slavia-Port Melbourne | ||
1966 | Ringwood-Wilhelmina | ||
1967–1968 | U.S.C. Lions | ||
Teams managed | |||
1968–???? | Alvechurch | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He worked for local chocolate firm Cadbury's before joining Aston Villa from local side Hay Green in November 1948. He turned professional the following January.[1][2]
He scored his only goal of his Aston Villa career in November 1952 against Sunderland, a header from 35 yards, with a world record until 4 October 2009. He was an integral member of Villa's 1957 FA Cup-winning team.[2][3] Aldis left Villa in 1960 to join Hinckley Athletic.
He moved to Melbourne, Australia in February 1964 to play in the Victorian State League with Slavia-Port Melbourne,[4] winning the Dockerty Cup in his first season with the club.[5] He transferred to Ringwood-Wilhelmina in 1966,[6] where he won the Argus Medal for the best player in the State League,[7] then moved to U.S.C. Lions the following season.[8]
In 1968 he was appointed player-manager of Alvechurch.[9]
In 1990, in his 60s, Aldis finished the London Marathon, raising money for St Richard's Hospital, Chichester.[3]
In his later years, Aldis suffered from dementia, which his wife Grace attributed to heading leather balls during his football career.[10][11][12] Aldis died on 17 November 2008.[13][14]
Aston Villa
Slavia-Port Melbourne
ASTON Villa FA Cup hero Peter Aldis has become the latest soccer player to be struck down by a brain illness. Peter, 75, is suffering from dementia and his family believe the condition may be linked to the way he repeatedly headed oldstyle heavy footballs.
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