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Howard Vaughton appeared in the 1883 Birmingham Senior Cup final between Wednesbury Old Athletic and Villa

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Oliver Howard Vaughton (9 January 1861 – 6 January 1937) was an England international footballer who played as an inside left.<ref name=eng>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Vaughton played for England on five occasions, scoring six goals.<ref name=eng/> Five of his goals were scored in a 13–0 victory over Ireland in Belfast on 18 February 1882, with his Villa team-mate Arthur Brown contributing four.<ref>Ireland v England 18/2/1882 line-ups at IFFHS (includes photo of Vaughton)</ref>

After his football career ended he ran a silversmith's firm, which was charged with making a new FA Cup after the original disappeared in mysterious circumstances in 1895.<ref>icons.org.uk: Stealing the FA Cup Template:Webarchive</ref>

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He died in Birmingham on 6 January 1937, three days before what would have been his 76th birthday.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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