Frank
Coulton |
Aston Villa FC
reserve
1887 |
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Timeline |
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Francis Coulton |
Birth |
Wednesday, 25 July 1866 in Ladywood, Birmingham,
Staffordshire |
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registered in Birmingham July-September 1866 |
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According to
the 1871 census, Frank is the sixth of seven
children to George and Ellen (nee Hawe) living at 17 Milton Grove, Ladywood. His
father is a stock keeper. |
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According to
the 1881 census, Francis, a nail maker, is the
second of hree sons, living with their parents at 25 Corbett Street in
Harborne. His father is a foreman. |
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According to
the 1891 census, Francis is a barman in a
publican house, The White Horse Cellars, at 106 Constitution Hill in the
St. George's area of Birmingham. |
Marriage |
to Henrietta Walton, in Birmingham,
summer 1892 |
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registered as Francis Frank in Birmingham July-September
1892 |
Children |
Frank and Henrietta Coulton have two children
together. James Francis (b.29 August 1893) and Frank
Archibald (b.1895). |
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At the time of James'
baptism on 24 September 1893, they are living at 20 Gibbs Street, in
Deritend, Birmingham. Francis Frank is a publican. According to
the 1901 census, Frank, now a pubican of 'The
Horse & Jockey', is married to Henriretta, and they have two children,
Frank and James, living at 35 Wheeler Street, still in the St.
George area, with one servant. His mother and father died in 1904,
his father on 13 September. |
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According to
the 1911 census, Frank, an 'assistant' for The
National Telephone Company, is still married, and with their two children,
are living at 1 West View on Mole Street in Sparkbrook. |
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According to
the 1921 census, Frank, a 'door-keeper' for The
Post Office, is still married, and with their son, Frank,
are living at 38 Solihull Road in Sparkhill. |
Death |
Monday, 11 March 1929, in Birmingham |
aged 62 years 229 days |
registered in Birmingham South January-March 1929 |
Source |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Played for
Aston Unity FC, Walsall Swifts FC, before joining Aston Villa FC
for the beginning of the Football League era. |
League honours 36 appearances |
Aston Villa FC 1888-94 36 appearances debut:
8 September 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 Aston Villa FC 1. last: 3
March 1894 Aston Villa FC 3 Bolton Wanderers FC 2. |
Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1886-87;
Football League runners-up 1888-89 (19 apps),
Champions 1893-94 (one); |
Individual honours |
not known |
Distinctions |
Also played cricket |
Height/Weight |
not known |
England Career |
Position(s) |
Full-back |
Individual honours |
Was chosen as a replacement for The North in January 1890, but was
then later replaced. |
Beyond England |
After
retiring, became a licensee in Birmingham, including The Fluter's Arms in
Deritend, The Red House on Broad Street, and also the White Horse on
Constitution Hill. |