Willie Groves
Scottish footballer (1868–1908) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Patrick William Groves (20 August 1868 – 13 February 1908)[3] was a Scottish footballer who played as a forward for Hibernian, Celtic, West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Scotland. He is known for being the first player to be transferred for more than £100 (£10,631 in 2023, or roughly half the average price of a house at the time), becoming the first official record holder for the most expensive transfer ever. The record-setting transfer was from West Bromwich Albion F.C. to Aston Villa F.C. in 1893 for exactly £100. Three years later, in 1896, Groves' record was broken when Fred Wheldon was transferred to Aston Villa F.C. from Small Heath Alliance (now Birmingham City F.C.) for between £350 to £500.
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Full name | Patrick William Groves | ||
Date of birth | (1868-08-20)20 August 1868 | ||
Place of birth | Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 February 1908(1908-02-13) (aged 39) | ||
Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1885–1888 | Hibernian[note 1] | 0 | (0) |
1888–1890 | Celtic[note 1] | 0 | (0) |
1890–1893 | West Bromwich Albion[1] | 58 | (7) |
1893–1894 | Aston Villa | 22 | (4) |
1895–1896 | Hibernian | 5 | (1) |
1896 | Celtic | ||
International career | |||
1888–1890 | Scotland | 3 | (4) |
1892 | Football League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |