Billy Garraty A Brief Overview
Born : Back of No 30 Dollman Street, Aston, Birmingham, 6th Oct 1878 Died : 6th May 1931 and Buried in St Saviours Churchyard, Saltley, Birmingham. Career : Highfield Villa, Lozells F.C. Aston Shakespeare 1895…
Billy Garraty’s Football Career
Signed for Villa in August 1897-1898 as an 18 year old, joining undoubtably the most successful football team in the land and certainly during the 1890’s. As Philip Gibbons pointed out in Association Football in Victorian…
Billy Garraty’s Private Life
William “ Billy “ Garraty William Garraty was Born to Francis (born 1853) and Matilda (nee Holmes) on 6th October 1878 in a back to back property at the rear of Number 30 Dollman Street,…