 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Welford aitamba semutambi anodzivirira, akanga ambotambira Stockton F.C. uye Bishop Auckland F.C., asati aenda kuBirmingham St Georges F.C., uko kwaakazoenda kuAston Villa F.C. muna 1893. Akatamba kuAston Villa kubva muna 1893 kusvika muna 1896, achiita huwandu hwemitambo makumi masere nematatu muLigi neCup, achihwina chinangwa chimwe chete. Paaiva paVilla, akaumba hukama hwakakosha mukudzivirira naBob Chatt. Akakunda FA Cup muna 1895neAston Villa. Kubva kuAston Villa akatamira kuCeltic muScotland, kwaakatamba kwemwaka mitatu uye akakunda Scottish Football League muna 1897-98 ichiteverwa neScotish Cup muna 1899. 