Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,653 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #41
Appearances:
55
Starts:
55
Goals:
0
Seasons:
6
Source: 1886-87 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1886-87 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Frank Coulton
Position
Defender
From
1886-87
To
1891-92
IMAGE CREDIT
Frank Coulton
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Division
FAC | FAC | FL | FL | FL | FL |
Appearances
55 |
10 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
Starts
55 |
10 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 5 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
*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
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
Frank Coulton
Birth Date
February 1868
Birth Place
Walsall, West Midlands
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Walsall Swifts
From
For
Free
On
Unknown
Previous Clubs
1884-86 Walsall Swifts |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Retired
For
Released
On
1892
Subsequent Clubs
Retired |
Source: 1886-87 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Source: 1886-87 Aston Villa Team Portrait.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1886-92 Aston Villa, Free, 55 | 0 |
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
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 5 March 1892
Blackburn Rovers (a), Football League
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 5 March 1892
Honours
1886-87 FA Cup Winners |
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
11 March 1929, Aged 61
Frank Coulton
Player #41 for Aston Villa, Frank Coulton played as a defender for the club. Frank represented Villa between 1886-87 and 1891-92.
Frank was born in Walsall just ten miles from Villa’s current ground in February 1868 and made his debut as a 18 year old on 30th October 1886.
Villa had signed Frank from Walsall Swifts and he went on to represent the club 54 times across his eight seasons at the club.
Frank 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.
Frank also made 2 appearances in the run to the 1891-92 FA Cup Final.
Frank was often described as a ‘stylish’ full-back and indeed proved to be a key member of Villa’s early years of the football league.
Frank made 31 League appearances in his first 2 league seasons but only 4 across the next 4 season. His best league season to which he made a material contribution was a runners place in 1888-89 the season in which he made his most appearances - 19.
Frank’s final game came on 5th March 1892 at the age of 24 when he was forced into retirement by a knee injury.
Although retiring early he remained a familiar face to Villa fans after becoming a licensee of various Birmingham pubs, including The Fluter’s Arms in Deritend, The Red House on Broad Street, and the White Horse on Constitution Hill.
Frank had played his entire Villa career under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
Frank passed away on 11th March 1929 in Sparkhill, Birmingham aged 61.