Frank Coulton

Frank Coulton
Personal information
Full name Francis Coulton
Date of birth Quarter 3 1866
Place of birth Birmingham, England[1][2]
Date of death 1929 (aged 66–67)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1884-1886 Walsall Swifts
1886–1893 Aston Villa 38 (0 [3])
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Francis Coulton (Quarter 3 1866 – 1929) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Aston Villa.[4] 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]

References

  1. ↑ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 30 March 2018. (registration & fee required)
  2. ↑ "FreeBirthsMarriagesDeaths". Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2004). Who's Who of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing. p. 67. ISBN 1 84018 821 9.
  4. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  5. ↑ Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN 978 1 4456 1881 4.
  6. ↑ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 30 March 2018. (registration & fee required)
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