Oliver Howard Vaughton (9 January 1861 – 6 January 1937) was an England international footballer who played as an

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. Vaughton played for England on five occasions, scoring six goals. Five of his goals were scored in a 13–0

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in Belfast on 18 February 1882, with his Villa team-mate

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contributing four. After his football career ended he ran a

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after the original disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 1895. He died in Birmingham on 6 January 1937, three days before what would have been his 76th birthday.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vaughton, Howard 1861 births 1937 deaths Men's association football inside forwards Aston Villa F.C. players England men's international footballers English men's footballers Place of birth missing