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Dennis Hodgetts (28 November 1863 – 26 March 1945), commonly known as Denny Hodgetts, was a footballer in the early years of professional football in England.
Hodgetts signed for Aston Villa in 1886. The following year he scored the first goal in Aston Villa's first FA Cup final triumph. In 1895 he collected another FA Cup winners medal with Villa. Hodgetts was also a key member of the Football League title-winning sides of 1894 and 1896.
On the eve of Villa's Double-winning success in 1897 (in what would have been his third FA Cup final with Villa) Hodgetts transferred to local rivals Small Heath before retiring in 1898.
He made six appearances for England between 1888 and 1894, scoring once.
He went on to become a publican, and in 1930 was elected Aston Villa's vice-president, a position he held until his death, aged 81, in March 1945.
The Villa News and Record 1 Sept. 1906