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Dennis
Hodgetts |
Aston Villa FC
6 caps, 1 goals
P 6 W 5 D 1 L 0 F
23:
A 5
92% successful
1888-94
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 540 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Henry Dennis Hodgetts |
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name notes |
The 1886 marriage registration and the 1891 census calls
Hodgetts by Henry D.. This is
the correct Hodgetts. |
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Born |
28 November
1863 in Birmingham, Warwickshire [registered as Dennis, in
Birmingham, December 1863]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1871
census, Dennis is the youngest of three children to Henry and Mary,
living at Court House in Graham Street, Birmingham. |
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According to the 1881
census, Dennis remains the youngest of three children, now living at 82
Great Russell Street in Birmingham. Dennis is a labourer, his father a
slater, employing one, possibly Dennis. |
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According to the 1891
census, Henry D. is married to Alice E, they have one son, also called
Dennis. They live at 55 Aston Street in Birmingham. He is a publicans
manager. They have a servant and a barman. |
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According to the 1901
census, Dennis remains married, and with still one son, they live at 8
Colmore Row in Birmingham. Dennis is a licensed victualler, and they have
one servant and three bar staff. |
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According to the 1911
census, Dennis remains married with one son. They live and manage 'The
Salutation' at 86 Snow Hill in Birmingham. The census return reveals that
another child had been born and died. |
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Married |
to Alice Eleanor Handley
[registered as Henry Dennis, in Birmingham, December 1886] |
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Died |
26 March 1945, aged
81 years x days
[registered as Dennis, in Birmingham, March 1945]. Buried in
Handsworth cemetery, Birmingham. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Hodgetts
played with The Dreadnought FC, Birmingham St George's FC and Great Lever
FC in Bolton, before signing for Aston Villa FC in 1886. He left
after 215 games and 91 goals, to join rivals Small Heath FC in October 896. He
retired from playing in cs 1898. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winner
1886-87, 1894-95, runners-up 1891-91;
Football League champions 1893-94, 1895-96; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(1 appearance) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
seven players who became the 140th player
(146) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside/inside-left. |
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First match |
No. 32, 4 February 1888, Wales 1 England 5, a
British Championship match at
Nantwich Road, Crewe, aged 24 years
68 days. |
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Last match |
No. 50, 3 March 1894, Ireland 2 England 2, a
British Championship match at
Solitude Ground, Cliftonville,
Belfast, aged 30 years 95 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1887-88, 1891-92, 1893-94; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship 1887-88, 1891-92; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Following his retirement from playing,
Hodgetts returned to Aston Villa FC as a coach, but after only a year, he
went on to become a publican in The Salutation, in Aston, and in
June 1930 was elected Aston Villa's vice-president, a position he held until
his death. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.131/2. |
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Dennis Hodgetts - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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6 |
6 |
6 |
540 |
1 |
540
min |
1 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Dennis Hodgetts
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Away - British Championship |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
5 |
+18 |
0 |
2 |
3.833 |
0.833 |
91.7 |
+5 |
| All |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
5 |
+18 |
0 |
2 |
3.833 |
0.833 |
91.7 |
+5 |
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Dennis Hodgetts
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1887-88 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
+13 |
0 |
1 |
5.00 |
0.667 |
100.0 |
+3 |
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BC 1891-92 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC 1893-94 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC Total |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
5 |
+18 |
0 |
2 |
3.833 |
0.833 |
91.7 |
+5 |
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All
Tournaments |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC All |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
5 |
+18 |
0 |
2 |
3.833 |
0.833 |
91.7 |
+5 |
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All |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
5 |
+18 |
0 |
2 |
3.833 |
0.833 |
91.7 |
+5 |
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Dennis Hodgetts
- Match History |
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Club: Aston
Villa F.C. - 6 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Committee - 6
full capsx
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Age 24 |
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1 |
32 |
4 February 1888 - Wales 1 England 5,
Nantwich Road, Crewe |
BC |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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2 |
33 |
17 March 1888 - Scotland 0 England 5,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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3 |
34 |
7 April 1888 - Ireland 1 England 5,
Ballynafeigh
Park, Belfast |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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Age 28 |
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4 |
44 |
5
March 1892 -
Ireland 0
England 2,
Solitude Ground,
Cliftonville, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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5 |
46 |
2 April 1892 -
Scotland 1 England 4,
Ibrox Park, Glasgow |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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Age 30 |
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6 |
50 |
3 March 1894, Ireland 2 England
2,
Solitude Ground,
Cliftonville, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
if |
Notes
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