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Cunliffe Gosling

Old Etonians AFC & Corinthians FC

 one captaincy, 0 goals

P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 3: A 0
100% successful
1895

full appearances: five
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Robert Cunliffe Gosling DL, JP
Birth Monday, 15 June 1868 in Hassobury, Farnham, Essex
  registered in Bishop's Stortford July-September 1868.
Death Saturday, 8 April 1922 at his home at Hassobury, Farnham, Essex
aged 53 years 297 days registered in Bishop's Stortford April-June 1922.
Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career
Club(s) Attended and played for Eton College, captaining the side in 1887. Attended  Cambridge University, earning his 'blue' in 1890. By default, played for the Old Etonians AFC side.
Corinthians 1889-99 49 appearances, fourteen goals.
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Donor of the Arthur Dunn Cup.
Also played cricket with Cambridge University, earning his blue, 1888-90. Also played with Essex 1894-96.
Height/Weight 6' 0", 13st. 0lbs [1890's].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Captain Career
Captain number The 24th player to captain England.
Player number One of eight who became the 190th players (195) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-left
Only captaincy No. 55, 6 April 1895, England 3 Scotland 0, a British Championship match at Goodison Park, Walton, Liverpool, aged 26 years 295 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1894-95;
Team honours British Championship winners 1894-95;
Individual honours The Amateurs (three appearances, 1ᶜ March 1893-March 1897)
Distinctions Died just ten days after Nevill Cobbold.
most appearanced Englishman at Old Etonians AFC.

Captain Record

P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3 0 100 +1
His only match was played in the British Championship, at a home venue against Scotland

Captain Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1894-95 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
BC All 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3.00 0.00 100.0 +1
1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3 0 100 +1

Captain History

 Club: Old Etonians A.F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 1ᶜ (90 min) F.A. International Select Committee - 1ᶜ (90 min)x

capts match match details comp res. appearance pos

Age 25
52 7 April 1894 - Scotland 2 England 2, Celtic Park, Glasgow BC AD withdrawn captain
  

Age 26 trial  
one appearance - The Professionals vs. The Amateursᶜ, 28 March 1895;

1 55 6 April 1895 - England 3 Scotland 0
Goodison Park, Liverpool		 BC HW fifth &
final app		 il
  

Age 28 trial  
one appearance - The Professionals vs. The Amateursᶜ, 15 March 1897;

 
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