Personal information | |||
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Full name | Francis Coulton | ||
Date of birth | Quarter 3 1866 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England [1] [2] | ||
Date of death | 1929 (aged 66–67) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1884–1886 | Walsall Swifts | ||
1886–1893 | Aston Villa | 38 | (0 [3]) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Francis Coulton (1866 - 1929) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa. [4]
Frank Coulton first signed for Walsall Swifts F.C. in 1884 and left for Aston Villa in 1886.
Described as a stylish full back, he was a key member of the Aston Villa League defence in the inaugural season of 1888-89 which only conceded 43 goals, the third lowest. He played in the opening match on 8 September 1888 at Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, the then home of Wolverhampton Wanderers. The match finished 1–1. Coulton played at full-back. Coulton only missed three League games and one FA Cup tie over the season as Aston Villa finished as runners-up. As a full-back he played in a defence that achieved one League clean-sheet and kept the opposition to one-League-goal-in-a-match on no less than on nine occasions. [5] [6]
Source: [7]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Aston Villa | 1888–89 | The Football League | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Aston Villa | 1889–90 | Football League | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Aston Villa | 1890–91 | Football League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Aston Villa | 1890–91 | First Division | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |