Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #44
Appearances:
218
Starts:
218
Goals:
87
Seasons:
10
Source: Football card #70 Dennis Hodgetts issued by the Associated Press under the Famous Footballers series, 1895.
Source: Football card #70 Dennis Hodgetts issued by the Associated Press under the Famous Footballers series, 1895.
Dennis Hodgetts
Position
Forward
From
1886-87
To
1895-96
IMAGE CREDIT
Dennis Hodgetts
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Division
FAC | FAC | FL | FL | FL | FL | D1 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Appearances
218 |
10 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 22 |
Starts
218 |
10 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 22 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
87 |
8 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
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Dennis Hodgetts
Birth Date
Saturday, 28 November 1863
Birth Place
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Birmingham St. George's
From
For
Free
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
The Dreadnought |
Mitchell St. George’s |
Birmingham St. George’s |
1881-82 Great Lever FC |
1882-86 Mitchell St. George’s |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Small Heath
For
Free
On
1896
Subsequent Clubs
1896 Small Heath |
Source: Football card #70 Dennis Hodgetts issued by the Associated Press under the Famous Footballers series, 1895.
Source: Football card #70 Dennis Hodgetts issued by the Associated Press under the Famous Footballers series, 1895.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1886-96 Aston Villa, Free, 218 | 87 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee
First Squad Appearance
Saturday, 30 October 1886
Debut Appearance
Saturday, 30 October 1886
Wednesbury Old Athletic (h), FA Cup
DEBUT
First Goal
Saturday, 30 October 1886
Final Appearance
Saturday, 1 February 1896
Derby County (a), FA Cup
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 1 February 1896
Honours
1886-87 FA Cup Winners |
1893-94 League Champions |
1894-95 FA Cup Winners |
1895-96 League Champions |
Height
Foot
International Team
England
Died
25 March 1945, Aged 81
Dennis Hodgetts
Player #44 for Aston Villa, Dennis Hodgetts played as a forward for the club. Dennis represented Villa between 1886-87 and 1895-96
Dennis was born in Edgbaston just five miles from Villa’s current ground on 28th November 1863 and made his debut as a 22 year old on 30th October 1886.
Villa had signed Dennis from Birmingham St. George’s and he went on to represent the club over ten seasons.
Following in the footsteps of the great Archie Hunter, Dennis arguably became Villa’s second true legend.
Dennis played all of the 10 games in Villa’s victorious 1886-87 FA Cup campaign, including the final at the Kennington Oval that hosted the 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
Dennis also made 5 appearances in the ultimately unsuccessful run to the 1891-92 FA Cup Final.
However Dennis was back on winning form with 5 appearances in Villa’s victorious 1894-95 FA Cup campaign, including the final at Crystal Palace that hosted the 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.
Dennis’ success wasn’t limited to the cups, he also secured 2 league championships, leading Villa to 2 league titles, 6 top 5 finishes and 8 top 10 finishes in his 8 league seasons with the club.
Dennis made 29 League appearances in the 1893-94 title winning season scoring 12 goals along the way and making a 21 appearance and 3 goal contribution to Villa’s 1895-96 title winning season.
The Villa News and Record of 1st September 1906 paid tribute to Dennis:
“A born football player. Remarkably clever with his feet, and possessed many original ideas. Effective in combination, an admirable coach, his skill and unselfishness having the happiest results. Shone especially in ‘nursing’ players lighter and less skilful than himself, many juniors coming into prominence on the strength of his tuition and example.”
Dennis’ final game for Villa came on 1st February 1896 after which he joined Small Heath however he was soon back with Villa taking up the role of senior coach in the 1899-00 and then became Vice President serving the club from 1910 to 1945.
Dennis had played his entire Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Dennis passed away on 25th March 1945 in Perry Barr, Birmingham aged 81.