Played for Villa: 1898-1907
Position: Wing half
Appearances: 157
A local lad who played for Walsall and West Brom, besides Villa, where he won League Champions honours twice. (He never played in a Cup Final, missing the 1905 win against Newcastle.) Wilkes was also capped by England, scoring against Scotland in a match staged at Villa Park. Villa sold him to Fulham in 1907, and after leaving football, he set up a successful photography business.
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Position: Wing half
Appearances: 157
A local lad who played for Walsall and West Brom, besides Villa, where he won League Champions honours twice. (He never played in a Cup Final, missing the 1905 win against Newcastle.) Wilkes was also capped by England, scoring against Scotland in a match staged at Villa Park. Villa sold him to Fulham in 1907, and after leaving football, he set up a successful photography business.
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