Eric Houghton was an international footballer who represented England 7 times scoring 5 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 20th October 1930 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Austria on 7th December 1932 aged 22. Houghton, born on 29th June 1910, in Billingborough, Lincolnshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 557 and played as a Outside Left for his country.
Eric Houghton - 7 caps (5 goals)
- Full Name: William Eric Houghton
- Born: 29th June 1910, Billingborough, Lincolnshire
- Died: 1st May 1996, Birmingham aged 85
- England Career: 1930 - 1932
- Positions whilst with England: Outside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Aston Villa (7)
- FA Legacy Number: 557
- Also known as Coog Houghton.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 20th October 1930 aged 20 years, 3 months, 21 day - Last Cap: v
Austria (FR) on 7th December 1932 aged 22 years, 5 months, 8 days - First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 20th October 1930 aged 20 years, 3 months, 21 day
- Career Length: 2 years, 48 days
- Starts: 7
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 7
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- FriendlyFR
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 4
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 3
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 4
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 6
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Outside Left
- 7
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 7
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 7
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Ernie Blenkinsop
- 7 Matches
- Sammy Crooks
- 7 Matches
- Alf Strange
- 7 Matches
- Roy Goodall
- 5 Matches
- Harry Hibbs
- 4 Matches
- Pongo Waring
- 4 Matches
- Harry Burgess
- 3 Matches
- Aussie Campbell
- 3 Matches
- Jimmy Hampson
- 3 Matches
- Gordon Hodgson
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 15 sources from 7 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- AUT, 4 - 3, 7th Dec 1932 (FR)
Aston Villa, Cap: 7.
Age: 22 years, 5 months, 8 days. 
SCO, 3 - 0, 9th Apr 1932 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 6.
Age: 21 years, 9 months, 10 days.- IRE, 6 - 2, 17th Oct 1931 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 5.
Age: 21 years, 3 months, 18 days. 
BEL, 4 - 1, 16th May 1931 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 4.
Age: 20 years, 10 months, 17 days.
FRA, 2 - 5, 14th May 1931 (FR) Aston Villa, Cap: 3.
Age: 20 years, 10 months, 15 days.
WAL, 4 - 0, 22nd Nov 1930 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 2.
Age: 20 years, 4 months, 23 days.- IRE, 5 - 1, 20th Oct 1930 (HC) Aston Villa, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 3 months, 21 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.