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Cuthbert
Ottaway |
Oxford University
AFC
two captaincies, no goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 5:
A 4
25% successful
1872-74
full appearances: two
minutes as captain: 180
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Cuthbert John Ottaway |
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Birth |
Friday, 19 July 1850 at
5 Hammond Place, Dover, Kent |
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registered in Dover July-September 1850 |
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Death |
Tuesday, 2 April 1878,
at 34 Westbourne Place, Pimlico, London |
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aged 28 years
257 days |
registered in St. George Hanover Square April-June 1878 |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Michael
Southwick's England's First Captain [2009] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Ottaway
enrolled Eton College in September 1863 and Oxford (Brasenose) University
in September 1869 at a time when the new
Association code was gaining considerable popularity. He starred in
their first ever game, 10 February 1872, and even scored in their first
match against Radley College. He appeared in the inaugural FA Cup
competition (1871-72) for two teams, Marlow FC and Crystal Palace
(amateur) FC and he began the 1872-73/1873-74 season splaying for Oxford
University AFC in the FA Cup. From 1874, he represented Old Etonians
FC, where he remained until his retirement in 1876, when he was called to
the bar. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1872-73, 1874-75; winners 1873-74; |
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Individual honours |
Played cricket
for Kent CCC and Middlesex CCC, as well as Oxford University, MCC, South
of England, Gentlemen of the South, Gentlemen of England and Gentlemen. |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 12st.
6lbs [nk]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Michael
Southwick's England's First Captain [2009] |
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Captain
Career |
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Captain number |
The very
first player to captain England. |
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Player number |
One of
eleven who became the first players
(8) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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First captaincy |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, a friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Partick, Glasgow, aged 22 years 134 days. |
Last captaincy
1 year 98 days |
No. 3, 7 March 1874,
Scotland 2 England 1, a friendly match at The West of
Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton
Crescent, Partick, Glasgow, aged 23 years
231 days. |
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Individual honours |
Ottaway held
the record of most captaincies (two)
from 1874 until 1879, when he was equalled by Arthur Cursham. It was not
until 1882 when Norman Bailey got his third captaincy to take the record. |
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Distinctions |
Served on the
FA Committee 1872-73 |
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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2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
25 |
-1 |
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Both of his matches were friendly matches and at an away venue |
Captain History
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