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Archie Hunter
Archie Hunter (Born Joppa, Ayr 23rd September 1859 died Aston, Birmingham, 1894)
First captain of Aston Villa to lift the FA Cup (1887). Arguably Villa's greatest ever captain.
Career - Third Lanark , Ayr Thistle , Aston Villa (August 1878).
League career 1888 - 1891 73 apps 42 goals.
The headstone on his grave reads: "This monument is erected in loving memory of Archie Hunter, the famous captain of Aston Villa, by his football comrades and the club as a lasting tribute to his ability on the field and his sterling worth as a man."
In 1998 Archie Hunter was inducted into the English Football League's list of 100 legends.
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