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Hi Mike Thanks for the info, it has been a great help, i will get in touch with the Birmingham Central Library and try and find out if the magazine covers football as well as athletics, i believe it does

Does anyone have any Knowledge of a publication called the `Midland Athlete` which was in existance between 1879 to 1886, i have been asked by Jeffrey Hughes who`s grandfather was Charlie Hughes who was a Villa player between 1875-1880 who also was the brother of Jack Hughes who scored Villa`s...

Thanks Terry Yet another great Aston Villa player that has served his country in World War One, i have seen a postcard of Dicky in his uniform, i am visiting Villa Park on the 4th of July to see the club historian, i will ask her what details she has on the Villa players that fought in the war...

Thanks Terry for your reply, sorry it has taken so long to respond, I will mention to the National Football Museum about Jack Windmill, although he didn`t have a long football career, winning an F A Cup winners medal is still pretty special, and to win the Military Cross and the DCM is some...

By the way that was the Lord Mayor of Birmingham

It`s a great photo of Harry scoring Villa`s 1st goal, if you look closely in the photo you will notice Aston Villa players wearing black armbands, the Lord Mayor had died the day before, i will try and contact Laure Mansell Villa`s archivist who might shed some light on Harry`s war experiences

Just a follow up on what i have found regarding Harry Hampton`s war record, according to the Great War Forum, private Joseph Harry Hampton No 508656 1st London Divisional Field Ambulance RAMC, i will contact Aston Villa next week to see if they have anymore info other than that

The story goes regarding Harry`s 1905 F A cup winners medal along with his 1910 league championship medal and other famous villa players`championship medals, is that at the time the then Aston Villa Chairman, would buy medals and trophies from various players who needed a bit of extra income...

Hi Pollypops Really appreciate your reply, it`s great to know there are family members out there who are part of this excellent forum, the exhibition hopefully will feature Harry, the more information known about Harry`s war experience the better, Winning the 1905 F A Cup final and scoring...

Later this year there is going to be an exhibition at the National Football Museum, it`s going to feature various footballers and the part they played in the war effort, one player that might be featured is Aston Villa`s legendary forward Harry Hampton, i have recently bought at auction his 1905...