Emilio Aldecoa

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Bilbao
Date Of Birth
30 November 1922
Date Of Death
4 September 1999 (76)
Games Played
31
-
Per Game
Games Started
31
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
2790
90.0
Per Game
Goals
0
0
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Bio
Stats
Matches
Gallery
Transfers
Internationals

Emilio was a Basque refugee from the Spanish Civil War who arrived in England in 1937. He lived near Buckingham and first came to attention in a Basque Boys side in December of that year who beat Yarmouth Town Boys 9-0 during a tour of East Anglia.  In 1940 he played for English Electric Works of Stafford before joining Wolves in 1943. He was a regular in their war league side for the next two years. He joined City in August 1945 and played on the left wing making a scoring debut in a 3-1 home win over Portsmouth. That season he made 32 appearances and scored 6 goals. In 1947 he returned to Spain and played in the top flight for Athletic Bilbao, Real Vallodolid, Barcelona, Sporting Gijon and Girona, making one appearance for the Spanish national side in 1948. He later managed in Spain and was assistant manager of Birmingham City in the early 1960s.

Second Division (England)
1946-1947
Coventry City
29
29
2610′
29
29
0
2610′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1945-1946
Coventry City
2
2
180′
2
2
0
180′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
31
31
0
2790′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Second Division 1946-1947
Football League Second Division 1946-1947
Coventry City
Chesterfield
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bury
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Fulham
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Swansea Town
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Swansea Town
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Luton Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bury
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Fulham
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
L 4:2
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
W 3:5
90`
Coventry City
Chesterfield
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Barnsley
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Burnley
A
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1945-1946
FA Cup 1945-1946
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
W 2:1
90`