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Ernest
Needham |
Sheffield United FC
one captaincy,
one goal
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 6:
A 0
100% successful
1901
full appearances:
sixteen
minutes as captain: 90
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Timeline |
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Ernest Needham |
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Birth |
Tuesday, 21 January 1873 in Sheffield Road, Newbold Moor,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire. |
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registered in Chesterfield January-March 1873. |
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Death |
Sunday, 8 March 1936
at The Royal Hospital, Chesterfield,
Derbyshire. |
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aged
63 years 47 days |
registered in Chesterfield January-March 1936. |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
"He took to football in his schooldays and
played with Staveley
Wanderers, whom he captained until chosen to play with the senior club of
the village, when 16 years of age. After playing for two seasons for
Staveley FC, he was signed by Sheffield United FC" in April 1891, where he
remained until his retirement in 1909.
- The Daily Independent, Friday, 13 March 1936 |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division Two runners-up 1892-93 (20ᵃ 5ᵍ);
Football League Division One
runners-up 1896-97 (29ᵃ 6ᵍ), 1899-1900 (25ᵃ),
Champions 1897-98
(29ᵃ 8ᵍ), fourth place 1902-03 (26ᵃ 1ᵍ), 1906-07 (33ᵃ 4ᵍ).
FA Cup winners 1898-99
(9ᵃ 3ᵍ), 1901-02 (8ᵃ 1ᵍ), runners-up 1900-01 (7ᵃ); |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (ten appearances); Sheffield FA;
Needham's
Benefit match was played in 1907 between Sheffield United FC and Stoke FC |
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Distinctions |
Had a brother and
nephew, George Wright Needham, who were also professionals.
Also played
cricket for Derbyshire between 1901 and 1912
(scored two centuries in a match vs. Essex, 1908). |
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Height/Weight |
5'
5", 10st. 6lbs [1899], 5'
5¾", 11st.
5lbs [1899],
5'
5½", 10st.
8lbs [1901]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & ENFA. |
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Captain Career |
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Captain number |
The 27th player to captain England. |
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Player number |
217th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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Only captaincy |
No.
72, 18 March 1901, England 6 Wales 0, a British Championship match at
St.
James' Park, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, aged 28 years
57 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1900-01; |
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Individual honours |
The North
(two appearances, 1ᶜ February 1899-March 1901) |
Captain Record
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
100 |
+1 |
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His only match was played in the British Championship
competition, at a home venue and against Wales |
Captain
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1900-01 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
100 |
+1 |
Match History
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