|
England's Pre-War Captains by
Chronological Order |
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
1 |
Ottaway,
Cuthbert J.
Oxford University |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
25.0 |
2 |
30-Nov-1872
Scotland 0
England 0 |
07-Mar-1874
Scotland 2
England 1 |
|
2 |
Morten,
Alexander
Crystal Palace FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
100.0 |
1 |
08-Mar-1873
England 4
Scotland 2 |
08-Mar-1873
England 4
Scotland 2 |
|
3 |
Alcock, Charles W.
Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50.0 |
1 |
06-Mar-1875
England 2
Scotland 2 |
06-Mar-1875
England 2
Scotland 2 |
|
4 |
Heron, G. Hubert H.
Wanderers FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
00.0 |
5 |
04-Mar-1876
Scotland 3
England 0 |
04-Mar-1876
Scotland 3
England 0 |
|
5 |
Rawson, William S.
Oxford
University |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
00.0 |
2 |
03-Mar-1877
England 1
Scotland 3
|
03-Mar-1877
England 1
Scotland 3
|
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
6 |
Cursham,
Arthur W.
Notts
County FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
00.0 |
6 |
02-Mar-1878
Scotland 7
England 2 |
02-Mar-1878
Scotland 7
England 2 |
|
Although it is more than likely that Cursham was captain in
the following match against Wales, 18 January 1879, it has been suggested by
certain sources that Henry Wace was the captain. Without the 100%
certainty, we have decided to exclude this match from Cursham's captaincy
record. |
|
7 |
Wace,
Henry
Wanderers FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
100.0 |
3 |
05-Apr-1879
England 5
Scotland 4
|
05-Apr-1879
England 5
Scotland 4
|
|
Although it is more than likely that Arthur Cursham was
captain in the previous match against Wales, 18 January 1879, it has been
suggested by certain sources that Henry Wace was the captain. Without
the 100% certainty, we have decided to exclude this match from Wace's
captaincy record. |
|
8 |
Wollaston,
Charles H. R.
Wanderers FC
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
00.0 |
4 |
13-Mar-1880
Scotland 5
England 4 |
13-Mar-1880
Scotland 5
England 4 |
|
9 |
Sparks, Francis John
Clapham
Rovers FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
100.0 |
3 |
15-Mar-1880
Wales 2
England 3
|
15-Mar-1880
Wales 2
England 3
|
|
10 |
Hunter, John
Sheffield
Heeley FC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
00.0 |
7 |
26-Feb-1881
England 0
Wales 1
|
26-Feb-1881
England 0
Wales 1
|
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
11 |
Bailey, Norman C.
Clapham Rovers FC |
15 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
40 |
28 |
50.0 |
19 |
12-Mar-1881
England 1
Scotland 6 |
19-Mar-1887
England 2
Scotland 3 |
|
12 |
Bambridge, E. Charles
Swifts FC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
0 |
100.0 |
18 |
18-Feb-1882
Ireland 0
England 13 |
05-Feb-1887
England 7
Ireland 0 |
|
13 |
Hudson,
John
Sheffield Club |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
100.0 |
1 |
24-Feb-1883
England 7
Ireland 0
|
24-Feb-1883
England 7
Ireland 0
|
|
14 |
Walters,
Percy M.
Old Carthusians |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
16 |
7 |
70.0 |
13 |
13-Mar-1886
Ireland 1
England 6 |
05-Apr-1890
Scotland 1
England 1 |
|
15 |
Lindley,
Tinsley
Cambridge University FC [3]
Nottingham Forest FC [1] |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
3 |
100.0 |
13 |
04-Feb-1888
England 5
Wales 1
|
07-Mar-1891
England 6
Ireland 1
|
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
16 |
Brodie,
John B.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
100.0 |
3 |
02-Mar-1889
England 6
Ireland 1 |
02-Mar-1889
England 6
Ireland 1 |
|
17 |
Goodall,
John
Derby County FC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
75.0 |
14 |
07-Mar-1891
England 4
Wales 1
|
07-Apr-1894
Scotland 2
England 2
|
|
18 |
Moon, William R.
Old
Westminsters |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
100.0 |
7 |
06-Apr-1891
England 2
Scotland 1
|
06-Apr-1891
England 2
Scotland 1
|
|
19 |
Dunn, Arthur T. B.
Old Etonians |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
100.0 |
4 |
05-Mar-1892
Wales 0
England 2 |
02-Apr-1892
Scotland 1
England 4 |
|
20 |
Cotterill,
George H.
Old Brightonians |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
100.0 |
4 |
25-Feb-1893
England 6
Ireland 1
|
01-Apr-1893
England 5
Scotland 2
|
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
21 |
Holmes,
Robert J.
Preston
North End FC |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
83.3 |
7 |
13-Mar-1893
England 6
Wales 0
|
09-Mar-1895
England 9
Ireland 0
|
|
22 |
Wreford-Brown,
Charles
Old Carthusians |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
75.0 |
4 |
18-Mar-1895
England 1
Wales 1 |
02-Apr-1898
Scotland 1
England 3 |
|
Various sources cannot decide who was captain for the
match against Wales, 12 March 1894, probably Charles Wreford-Brown, but
possibly Cunliffe Gosling. Wreford-Brown was by far the oldest in an
inexperienced team, but a lot of sources decline to mention any captain.
This match is therefore excluded from Wreford-Brown's captaincy record. |
|
23 |
Gosling, R. Cunliffe
Old Etonians FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100.0 |
5 |
06-Apr-1895
England 3
Scotland 0 |
06-Apr-1895
England 3
Scotland 0 |
|
24 |
Smith,
Gilbert O.
Oxford University [1]
Old Carthusians [6]
Corinthians FC [7] |
13 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
43 |
16 |
69.2 |
20 |
04-Apr-1896
Scotland 2
England 1
|
30-Mar-1901
England 2
Scotland 2
|
|
It is feasible that Smith had as many as 15 captaincies - but
in the match against Ireland, 7 March 1896, the captaincy remains disputed
between Smith, George Raikes and Vaughan Lodge. The following match
against Wales, 16 March 1896, the captaincy also remains unknown - although
some have guessed at Smith. These two matches are excluded from
Smith's records. |
|
25 |
Oakley, William J.
Corinthians FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100.0 |
16 |
09-Mar-1901
England 3
Ireland 0
|
09-Mar-1901
England 3
Ireland 0
|
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
26 |
Needham, Ernest
Sheffield
United FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
100.0 |
16 |
18-Mar-1901
England 6
Wales 0
|
18-Mar-1901
England 6
Wales 0
|
|
27 |
Foster, Reginald Erskine
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50.0 |
5 |
03-Mar-1902
Wales 0
England 0
|
03-Mar-1902
Wales 0
England 0
|
|
28 |
Forman,
Frank
Nottingham Forest FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100.0 |
9 |
22-Mar-1902
Ireland 0
England 1 |
22-Mar-1902
Ireland 0
England 1 |
|
29 |
Bloomer,
Stephen
Derby
County FC
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50.0 |
23 |
03-May-1902
England 2
Scotland 2 |
03-May-1902
England 2
Scotland 2 |
|
30 |
Spencer, Howard
Aston Villa FC |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
100.0 |
6 |
14-Feb-1903
England 4
Ireland 0
|
01-Apr-1905
England 1
Scotland 0
|
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
31 |
Crompton,
Robert
Blackburn
Rovers FC |
22 |
12 |
5 |
5 |
36 |
25 |
65.9 |
41 |
02-Mar-1903
England 2
Wales 1
|
04-Apr-1914
Scotland 3
England 1
|
|
32 |
Harris,
Stanley S.
Old Westminsters |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
8 |
3 |
62.5 |
6 |
25-Feb-1905
England 1
Ireland 1
|
07-Apr-1906
Scotland 2
England 1
|
|
33 |
Woodward,
Vivian J.
Tottenham Hotspur FC [12]
Chelsea FC [2]
|
14 |
12 |
2 |
0 |
69 |
11 |
92.9 |
23 |
15-Feb-1908
Ireland 1
England 3 |
13-Mar-1911
England 3
Wales 0 |
|
34 |
Knight, Arthur E.
Portsmouth FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50.0 |
1 |
25-Oct-1919
Ireland 1
England 1
|
25-Oct-1919
Ireland 1
England 1
|
|
35 |
Pennington, Jesse
West
Bromwich Albion FC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
50.0 |
25 |
15-Mar-1920
England 1
Wales 2
|
10-Apr-1920
England 5
Scotland 4
|
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
36 |
McCall,
Joseph
Preston
North End FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100.0 |
5 |
23-Oct-1920
England 2
Ireland 0
|
23-Oct-1920
England 2
Ireland 0
|
|
37 |
Buchan, Charles M.
Sunderland FC
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
75.0 |
6 |
14-Mar-1921
Wales 0
England 0
|
10-May-1923
France 1
England 4
|
|
38 |
Grimsdell,
Arthur
Tottenham Hotspur FC |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
50.0 |
6 |
09-Apr-1921
Scotland 3
England 0
|
05-Mar-1923
Wales 2
England 2
|
|
39 |
Longworth,
Ephraim
Liverpool FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100.0 |
5 |
21-May-1921
Belgium 0
England 2
|
21-May-1921
Belgium 0
England 2
|
|
40 |
Wilson,
George
The
Wednesday FC
|
7 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
42.9 |
12 |
22-Oct-1921
Ireland 1
England 1 |
17-May-1924
France 1
England 3 |
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
41 |
Woosnam,
Maxwell
Manchester
City FC
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100.0 |
1 |
13-Mar-1922
England 1
Wales 0 |
13-Mar-1922
England 1
Wales 0 |
|
42 |
Patchitt,
Basil C. A.
Corinthians FC |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
100.0 |
2 |
21-May-1923
Sweden 2
England 4
|
24-May-1923
Sweden 1
England 3
|
|
43 |
Doggart,
A. Graham
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50.0 |
1 |
01-Nov-1923
Belgium 2
England 2 |
01-Nov-1923
Belgium 2
England 2 |
|
44 |
Moss, Frank
Aston Villa FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
50.0 |
5 |
12-Apr-1924
England 1
Scotland 1
|
12-Apr-1924
England 1
Scotland 1
|
|
45 |
Wadsworth,
Samuel J.
Huddersfield Town AFC |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
9 |
37.5 |
9 |
22-Oct-1924
England 3
N. Ireland 1 |
20-Oct-1926
England 3
N. Ireland 3 |
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
46 |
Bower, Alfred George
Corinthians FC |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
4 |
83.3 |
5 |
08-Dec-1924
England 4
Belgium 0 |
12-Feb-1927
Wales 3
England 3 |
|
47 |
Walker,
William H.
Aston Villa FC
|
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
66.7 |
18 |
21-May-1925
France 2
England 3 |
07-Dec-1932
England 4
Austria 3 |
|
48 |
Ashton, Claude T.
Corinthians FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50.0 |
1 |
24-Oct-1925
N. Ireland 0
England 0 |
24-Oct-1925
N. Ireland 0
England 0 |
|
49 |
Lucas,
Thomas
Liverpool FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
100.0 |
3 |
24-May-1926
Belgium 3
England 5
|
24-May-1926
Belgium 3
England 5
|
|
50 |
Hill, John H.
Burnley FC [5]
Newcastle United FC [3] |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
30 |
12 |
62.5 |
11 |
02-Apr-1927
Scotland 1
England 2
|
15-May-1929
Spain 4
England 3
|
|
No. |
Player & Club(s) |
Cap |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pt% |
App |
First |
Last |
|
51 |
Kean,
Frederick W.
The Wednesday FC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
100.0 |
9 |
21-May-1927
Luxembourg 2
England 5
|
21-May-1927
Luxembourg 2
England 5
|
|
52 |
Goodall,
F. Roy
Huddersfield Town AFC |
12 |
8 |
1 |
3 |
37 |
16 |
70.8 |
25 |
31-Mar-1928
England 1
Scotland 5 |
06-Dec-1933
England 4
France 1 |
|
53 |
Edwards,
Willis
Leeds
United AFC |
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