England Football Online
 Home  New Team Matches
Seasons Competition  Opponents Comment
Features Q & A Forum Appendices
Contact Us Page Last Updated 27 December 2008

 

Alexander Bonsor
Wanderers FC, Old Etonians FC

2 caps 1 goal, 0 goals against
75% successful
1873-75
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180


Players Index

Alexander Bonsor Profile

Full name Alexander George Bonsor
Popular name Alexander Bonsor
Born  7 October 1851, according to Keith Warsop,The Early F.A Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs, (Tony Brown).
Died 17 August 1907
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Began life with Eton College, before moving over to the Wanderers FC.  Joined Old Etonians towards 1874.
Club honours FA Cup winner 1871-72, 1872-73; runners-up 1874-75, 1875-76;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number One of nine who became the 12th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Forward;
First match No. 2, 8 March 1873, England 4 Scotland 2, friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London. Scored 1 goal. Aged 21 years 153 days.
Last match No. 4, 6 March 1875, England 2 Scotland 2, friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London. Goalkeeper for the first 15 minutes.  Aged 23 years 155 days.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

A brewer by trade. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.38.

 

Alexander Bonsor - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Capt. Disc.
2 2 180 1 90 min 0 None

 

Alexander Bonsor - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 0 0 3.00 2.00 75.0 +1
All 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 0 0 3.00 2.00 75.0 +1

 

Alexander Bonsor - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 0 0 3.00 2.00 75.0 +1
All 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 0 0 3.00 2.00 75.0 +1

 

Alexander Bonsor - Match History
Club: Wanderers F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 2 caps
- u/o 24-Feb-1872 England 1 Scotland 0 The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London Fr HW Start n/a
1 2 08-Mar-1873 England 4 Scotland 2 The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London Fr HW Start
10
n/a
Club: Old Etonians F.C. - 1 cap
2 4 06-Mar-1875 England 2 Scotland 2 The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London Fr HD Started in goal n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

____________________

CG