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M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

1889 ๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | #61 |

Midfielder

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M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Arthur Joseph Hickton

Personal Profile

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Birth Date
Birthplace
Birth Country
Citizenship
Height
Foot
June 1867
Birmingham
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
England ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Personal

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Villa Youth Record

Youth Record

n/a

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Previous Clubs

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Previous Clubs

Birmingham Waterworks FC

Transfer In

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Transfer In

Season
Joined Date
Aged
Fee
From
From
Signed Under
1889-90
1889
22
Free
Birmingham Waterworks FC ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Career

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Villa Career

Villa Career

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
Aston Villa 1889 | Free |
Football League |
๐Ÿ•’ 1 | โšฝ 0 | ๐Ÿ”ฅ 0 | #61 |

Seasons Active | In Fee
Active in League
๐Ÿ•’ Games | Starts (Subs) | โšฝ Goals | ๐Ÿ”ฅ Assists | ๐Ÿ‡บ Unused | Player Number |
๐ŸŸฉ Won | ๐ŸŸจ Drew | ๐ŸŸฅ Lost |
Cards ๐ŸŸจ Booking | ๐ŸŸฅ Sending Off |
Goalkeepers Only ๐Ÿฅ… Goals Conceded | โ›” Clean Sheets |

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Played Under

Managers

George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ 1889

Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Career Summary

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ
๐Ÿ•’
โœ…
๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ‡บ
PPG
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฉ %
๐ŸŸจ %
๐ŸŸฅ %
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-
0
0.00

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Unused ๐Ÿ‡บ, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Competition Record

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๐Ÿ•’ League
๐Ÿ•’ FA Cup
๐Ÿ•’ League Cup
๐Ÿ•’ Europe
๐Ÿ•’ European Cup
0
0
0
โšฝ League
โšฝ FA Cup
โšฝ League Cup
โšฝ Europe
โšฝ European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
๐Ÿ”ฅ League
๐Ÿ”ฅ FA Cup
๐Ÿ”ฅ League Cup
๐Ÿ”ฅ Europe
๐Ÿ”ฅ European Cup
0
0
0
0
0
League Gi
FA Cup Gi
League Cup Gi
Europe Gi
European Cup Gi
0
0
0
0
0
League GPG
FA Cup GPG
League Cup GPG
Europe GPG
European Cup GPG
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
League GPGi
FA Cup GPGi
League Cup GPGi
Europe GPGi
European Cup GPGi
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

Games ๐Ÿ•’, Goals โšฝ, Assists ๐Ÿ”ฅ, Goals per Game GPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

Seasons

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Season by Season Record

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๐Ÿ—“๏ธ
๐ŸŽ‚
ใ€ฝ๏ธ
๐Ÿ†
๐Ÿ•’
โœ…
๐Ÿ”
๐Ÿ‡บ
PPG
๐ŸŸฉ
๐ŸŸฉ %
๐ŸŸจ
๐ŸŸจ %
๐ŸŸฅ
๐ŸŸฅ %
โšฝ
๐Ÿ”ฅ
Yellow
Red
GI
GPG
GPGi
1889-90
22
FL
1
1
0
0
0
0
-
-
0
0.00

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Age ๐ŸŽ‚, League ใ€ฝ๏ธ, Position ๐Ÿ†, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Starts โœ…, Substitute ๐Ÿ”, Won ๐ŸŸฉ, Drew ๐ŸŸจ, Lost ๐ŸŸฅ, Unused ๐Ÿ‡บ, Goals Scored โšฝ, Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Goal Difference GD, Clean Sheets โ›”, Points per Game PPG, Goal Involvements GI, Games per Goal GPG, Games per Goal Involvement GPGi

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Goalkeeping Record

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GK #
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›” %
Season
๐Ÿ•’
๐Ÿฅ…
CPG
โ›”
โ›” %

Seasons ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ, Games ๐Ÿ•’, Goals Conceded ๐Ÿฅ…, Goals per Game GPG, Conceded per Game CPG, Clean Sheets โ›”

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Honours

Villa Honours

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Played for the Villa

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Debuts & Dates

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Season
First Squad
Manager
1889-90
30 November 1889
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Season
Debut
Manager
Aged
1889-90
30 November 1889
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
22
Game #
First Goal
Scorer(s)
Game #
First Assist
Game #
First Clean Sheet
Season
Final Game
Aged
Manager
1889-90
30 November 1889
22
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Season
Final Squad
Manager
1889-90
30 November 1889
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Debut
Loans

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Loans Out

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Loans

None

Transfer Out

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Transfer Out

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Season
Date
Aged
Fee
To
To
Left Under
1889-90
1889
22
Free
Rugby Wanderers ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
George Ramsay ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Subsequent Clubs

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Subsequent Clubs

Rugby Wanderers
Retired

Quotes

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Quotes

Biography

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Biography

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Player #61 for Aston Villa Arthur Joseph Hickton, known as Arthur Hickton, played as a midfielder for the club. Arthur represented Villa on a single occasion during the 1889-90 season.

Arthur was born in Birmingham, just three miles from Villaโ€™s current ground, in June 1867 and made his single appearance as a 22 year old on 30th November 1889.

Villa had signed Arthur from Birmingham Waterworks FC.

Arthur left Villa for Rugby Wanderers having played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.

Arthur passed away in Warwick in 1940 aged 73.

Died

1940, Aged 73

Appearances

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Appearances

1

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Game
Matchday Summary
Match Squad
Game #78
๐ŸŸฅ 30 Nov 1889, Villa 2-4 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road
Villa XI: GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Gershom Cox | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Jack Burton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | W Albert A Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IL Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | IL Dennis Hodgetts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Starts

1

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Game
Matchday Summary
Line Up
Game #78
๐ŸŸฅ 30 Nov 1889, Villa 2-4 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road
GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | B Gershom Cox | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ | HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Jack Burton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | HB Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | ๐Ÿ”ด | IR Albert Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ | IL Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | IL Dennis Hodgetts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
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Starts
Subs

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Substitute Appearances

0

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Substitutes
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Unused

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Unused Substitute Appearances

0

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Unused Substitutes
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Goals

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Goals Scored

0

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Scorer(s)
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Assists

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Assists Made

0

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Assist(s)
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Cards

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Cards Received

๐ŸŸจ

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0

๐ŸŸฅ

-

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Villa Cards
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International

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International Record

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International Career
Caps with Villa
Matches

M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

Matches

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M Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | #61 |

๐ŸŸฅ 30 Nov 1889, Villa 2-4 Accrington, Thorneyholme Road

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Game #78

Manager: George Ramsay | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Glasgow, 1886-1926 led Management Committee
Referee: Richard Gregson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | Lancashire, 1887-
HT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 2-3
FT Result: ๐ŸŸฅ Lost
FT Score: ๐ŸŸฅ 2-4
Last 5: ๐ŸŸฉ ๐ŸŸจ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ ๐ŸŸฅ

Season | 1889-90 |
Matchday | #13 |
League Match | #13 |
Manager Game | #52 |
Saturday, 30 November 1889

Football League

Scorer(s) | Jimmy Cowan | 1-1 | Albert Allen | 2-1 |

Assist(s) | Albert Allen | 1-1 |

Teams

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Starting XI

GK Jimmy Warner | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Albert Aldridge | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
B Gershom Cox | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Jimmy Cowan | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | โšฝ |
HB Harry Devey | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Jack Burton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
HB Arthur Hickton | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐ŸŸข | ๐Ÿ”ด |
IR Albert Brown | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |
IR Albert Allen | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ | ๐Ÿ”ฅ | โšฝ |
IL Billy Dickson | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ |
IL Dennis Hodgetts | ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

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Starting XI

GK Lindsay
B McLennan
B Stevenson
HB Haworth | โšฝ |
HB Pemberton
HB Tattersall
F Kirkham
F Entwistle | โšฝ |
F Gollocher
F Wilkinson
F Prendergast | โšฝ | โšฝ |

Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Unused Substitutes

No Substitutions permitted in period

Match Timeline

๐ŸŸข | 1' Debut, Arthur Hickton
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 0-1, (Accrington), Prendergast
โšฝ | Goal, 1-1, Jimmy Cowan, Assist by Albert Allen
โšฝ | Goal, 2-1, Albert Allen
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 2-2, (Accrington), Prendergast
๐Ÿฅ… | Goal, 2-3, (Accrington), Haworth
๐Ÿ•’ | HT Accrington 3-2 Aston Villa
๐Ÿฅ… | 75โ€™ Goal, 2-4, (Accrington), Entwistle
๐Ÿ•’ | FT Accrington 4-2 Aston Villa

On This Day

Villa lose three consecutive League games for the first time.

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