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Billy Garraty
Personal information
Full name	William Garraty
Date of birth	6 October 1878
Place of birth	Saltley, England
Date of death	6 May 1931 (aged 52)
Place of death	Perry Barr, England
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Aston Shakespeare
Senior career*
Years	Team
1897–1908	Aston Villa
1908	Leicester Fosse
1908–1910	West Bromwich Albion
1910–1911	Lincoln City
International career
1903	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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William Garraty (6 October 1878 – 6 May 1931) was a footballer who played as a forward. He started his career in the early years of professional football in England, and played for Aston Villa from August 1897 to September 1908. Before playing for Villa he played for Aston Shakespeare. Garraty was capped once by England appearing in a game against Wales in 1903.^[1]

Career[edit]

Billy Garraty made his league debut for Aston Villa during the 1897–98 season but made just one other appearance that year and remained a bit part player as Aston Villa won the title the following year. Garraty became a first team regular in the 1899–1900 season as Aston Villa retained their title thanks to his league-leading 27 league goals – only Pongo Waring scored more in a single season.

Garraty made 41 appearances in the 1900–01 season, more than any other player.^[2] He went on to make 224 league appearances for the Villans, scoring 96 league goals, as well as helping his side to FA Cup success in 1905 with his Man of the Match display. During his time at Villa, Billy was regarded as one of the great utility players of the game despite his ability to score goals.

In 1906, Garraty lost his place in the Villa line up and made only a handful of appearances before signing for Leicester Fosse in 1908. Garraty failed to find the net in six appearances and the Foxes suffered relegation at the end of the season.

The remainder of Garraty's league career was spent in the second division with two years at West Bromwich Albion followed by his final season before retirement in 1910–11 with Lincoln City.

Personal life[edit]

Garraty is the great-great grandfather of footballer Jack Grealish, who played for and captained Aston Villa, and currently plays for Manchester City.^[3]

Honours[edit]

Aston Villa

References[edit]

^ "Billy Garraty". Englandstats.com.
^ AVFC History: 1900-01 season Archived 22 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Aston Villa: This 1905 FA Cup winner is related to a current Villa Star - find out who". Birmingham Mail. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

External links[edit]

Billy Garraty at Englandstats.com
Aston Villa Player Database

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[1] "Billy Garraty". Englandstats.com.

[avfc-2] AVFC History: 1900-01 season Archived 22 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Aston Villa: This 1905 FA Cup winner is related to a current Villa Star - find out who". Birmingham Mail. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 19 April 2015.

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-'''William Garraty''' (6 October 1878 –  6 May 1931) was a [[association football|footballer]] in the early years of professional football in England, who played for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] from August 1897 to September 1908. Before playing for Villa he played for Aston Shakespeare. Garraty was capped once by [[England national football team|England]] appearing in a game against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in 1903.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://englandstats.com/players.php?pid=380|title=englandstats.com - A Complete Database of England Internationals Since 1872|work=englandstats.com}}</ref>
+'''William Garraty''' (6 October 1878 –  6 May 1931) was a [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]]. He started his career in the early years of professional football in England, and played for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] from August 1897 to September 1908. Before playing for Villa he played for Aston Shakespeare. Garraty was capped once by [[England national football team|England]] appearing in a game against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] in 1903.<ref>{{Englandstats|ref=y}}</ref>
 ==Career==
 Billy Garraty made his league debut for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] during the [[1897–98 Aston Villa F.C. season|1897–98 season]] but made just one other appearance that year and remained a bit part player as Aston Villa won the title the following year. Garraty became a first team regular in the [[1899–1900 Aston Villa F.C. season|1899–1900 season]] as Aston Villa retained their title thanks to his league-leading 27 league goals – only [[Tom Waring|Pongo Waring]] scored more in a single season.
-Garraty made 41 appearances in the [[1900–01 Aston Villa F.C. season|1900–01 season]], more than any other player.<ref name=avfc>AVFC History: [https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/1900-01-season 1900-01 season]</ref> He went on to make 224 league appearances for the Villans, scoring 96 league goals, as well as helping his side to [[FA Cup]] success in [[1905 FA Cup Final|1905]] with his Man of the Match display. During his time at Villa, Billy was regarded as one of the great utility players of the game despite his ability to score goals.
+Garraty made 41 appearances in the [[1900–01 Aston Villa F.C. season|1900–01 season]], more than any other player.<ref name=avfc>AVFC History: [https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/1900-01-season 1900-01 season] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622080323/https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/1900-01-season |date=22 June 2021 }}</ref> He went on to make 224 league appearances for the Villans, scoring 96 league goals, as well as helping his side to [[FA Cup]] success in [[1905 FA Cup Final|1905]] with his Man of the Match display. During his time at Villa, Billy was regarded as one of the great utility players of the game despite his ability to score goals.
 In 1906, Garraty lost his place in the Villa line up and made only a handful of appearances before signing for [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester Fosse]] in 1908. Garraty failed to find the net in six appearances and the Foxes suffered relegation at the end of the season.
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 The remainder of Garraty's league career was spent in the second division with two years at [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] followed by his final season before retirement in 1910–11 with [[Lincoln City F.C.|Lincoln City]].
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 Garraty is the great-great grandfather of footballer [[Jack Grealish]], who played for and captained Aston Villa, and currently plays for [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-1905-fa-cup-9067929|title=Aston Villa: This 1905 FA Cup winner is related to a current Villa Star - find out who|date=17 April 2015|work=Birmingham Mail|access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref>
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