Peter Aldis
English footballer
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Basil Peter Aldis | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Kings Heath, England | ||
| Date of death | 17 November 2008 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–???? | Alvechurch | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
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]
Later life and death
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]
