Howard Vaughton
Oliver Howard Vaughton ( born January 9, 1861 in Aston, Birmingham, † January 6, 1937 in Birmingham) was an English footballer. The English Cup Winners' Cup in 1887, together with Arthur Brown as the first national player in the history of Aston Villa became famous.
Sports career
The acting primarily on the inside left forward position and as a left winger Vaughton learned to play football at FC Waterloo before it via the detour of Small Heath Alliance ( today: " Birmingham City " ) moved to Aston Villa and the Wednesbury Strollers in 1880.
Between 1880 and 1888 he completed 26 FA Cup matches, scoring 15 goals. His greatest achievement was winning the 1887 English Cup, as he stood in the 2-0 winning team against West Bromwich Albion in the final. He formed primarily on the left side an effective duo with Dennis Hodgetts; earlier, he had mostly played with Eli Davis. The goalscoring fluctuated Vaughton in the often dominated by the ubiquitous center forward and captain Archie Hunter offensive formation. At a national championship round, which was created by the founding of the Football League for 1888/89 season, Vaughton took no further part. A serious hamstring injury forced him May 1888 to end his career.
Vaughton is known today primarily as the first (A-) player from Aston Villa. Making its debut in Belfast he shot February 18, 1882 five goals to clear 13-0 victory against Ireland. His teammate Arthur Brown get into this game further four goals. With these five goals Vaughton is to this day record holder in the English national team for most goals scored in a single game. His second match against Scotland, however, was marked by considerably less success. Although again he managed to score, but the clear 1:5 defeat was therefore unavoidable. After two defeats he left on March 17, 1884, a 4-0 win against Wales from the English selection, taking in the last three games scored no further score more.
Besides football Vaughton Howard has also been successful in other sports. Among other things, he played cricket for the selection of teams from the counties of Shropshire and Staffordshire. He was national champion in ice skating; In addition, he held the bicycle riding and the sport of hockey.
After the football
Vaughton worked after his active football career as a silversmith. After the original FA Cup was stolen in 1895 from a Birmingham sports shop - Aston Villa had just won the cup and placed in the window of the store showcased - was entrusted with the faithful reproduction of the FA Cup Vaughtons companies.
Between 1924 and 1932, was Vaughton President of Aston Villa. The commitment he eventually had to quit because of an illness. Almost five years later, he died in his hometown of Birmingham. There now is a road named after the Vaughton family, where it possesses far-reaching connections.
With Jonny Vaughton later became a descendant of Howard to be a successful player in rugby union and participants at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Australia.
Achievements
- English Cup Winners: 1887