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England Players -

Arthur Bambridge
Swifts FC & Corinthians FC

3 caps, 1 goal
67% successful
1881-84
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 270


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Arthur Bambridge Profile

Full name Arthur Leopold Bambridge
Popular name Arthur Bambridge
Born  16 June 1861 in Windsor, Berkshire;
Died 27 November 1923
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Attended St. Mark's School in Windsor, making the football team in 1877; joined Upton Park FC in 1879, and through his playing career played for Swifts FC, Clapham Rovers FC and the Corinthians FC team; also represented Berkshire FA.  Retired in 1884 because of injury.
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions None

England Career

Player number One of seven who became the 81st players to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back and Forward;
First match No. 12, 26 February 1881, England 0 Wales 1, friendly match at Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn.  Age 19 years 265 days;
Last match No. 20, 23 February 1884, Ireland 1 England 8, a British Championship match at Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast.  Aged 22 years 262 days;
Major tournaments British Championship 1883-84;
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

After his injury enforced his retirement, Bambridge journeyed abroad to study art and was a member of the Royal Academy. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.21.

 

Arthur Bambridge - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
3 3 1 270 1 270 min 1 None None

 

Arthur Bambridge - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 1 1 2.50 0.50 50.0 =0
Away 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 1 1 4.333 0.667 66.7 +1

 

Arthur Bambridge - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1
Friendly 2 1 0 1 5 1 +4 1 1 2.50 0.50 50.0 =0
All 3 2 0 1 13 2 +11 1 1 4.333 0.667 66.7 +1

 

Arthur Bambridge - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1883-84 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 0 0 8.00 1.00 100.0 +1

 

Arthur Bambridge - Match History
Club: Swifts F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 3 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 12 Wales 26-Feb-1881 Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn F 0 1 HL Start n/a
Club: Swifts F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 2 caps
2 17 Wales 03-Feb-1883 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 5 0 HW Start n/a
3 20 Ireland 23-Feb-1884 Ulster Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast BC 8 1 AW Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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