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Players
Index
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William
Bromley-Davenport Profile |
|
Full
name |
Brigadier-General Sir William Bromley-Davenport KCB CMG CBE DSO TD |
|
Notes |
No evidence of a middle name can be found -
despite some suggestions it began with an 'E'; |
|
Popular name |
William
Bromley-Davenport |
|
Born |
21 January 1862
in London |
|
Died |
6 February
1949, unmarried, aged 87 years; |
|
Height/Weight |
- |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Educated at
Eton College and Balliol College, Oxford; He thus played his football for
Old Etonians FC and Oxford University FC (earning his Blue in 1884), and
also made appearances for Corinthians FC; |
|
Club honours |
None |
| Individual
honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
three who became the 111th players to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Centre-forward; |
|
First match |
No. 21, 15
March 1884, Scotland 1 England 0, a British Championship match at Cathkin
Park, Cathcart Road, Glasgow.
Age 22 years 53 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 22, 17
March 1884, Wales 0 England 4, a British Championship match at
'Y
Cae Ras',
Racecourse Ground,
Mold Road, Wrexham.
Aged 22 years 55 days; |
|
Major
tournaments |
British
Championship 1883-84; |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
Beyond
England |
|
He was made a Member of Parliament for
Macclesfield in the July 1886 general election. He served in the
Conservative administration of Arthur Balfour as Financial Secretary to
the War Office from 1903 to 1905 and was a Civil Member of the Army
Council from 1904 to 1905. However, he lost his seat in the 1906 Liberal
landslide. Bromley-Davenport fought in the Second Boer War in the
Imperial Yeomanry, where he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order.
During the First World War he commanded the 22nd Mounted Brigade of the
Egyptian Expedition Force with the rank of Brigadier-General from 1916 to
1917. He was also Assistant Director of Labour from 1917 to 1918. Between
1920 and 1949 he held the honorary post of Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire. He
was made a CMG in 1918, a CBE in 1919 and a KCB in 1924. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1971). Hatton Press, p.48. |
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William
Bromley-Davenport - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Gls
Av. min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
2 |
90 min |
2 |
None |
None |
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William
Bromley-Davenport
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Away |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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William
Bromley-Davenport
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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William
Bromley-Davenport
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championships |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1883-84 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
BC Total |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All Tournaments |
|
BC All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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William
Bromley-Davenport - Match History |
|
Club: Old Etonians F.C. & Oxford University F.C. - 2 caps |
|
Coach:
F.A. Committee - 2 caps |
|
App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
1 |
21 |
Scotland |
15-Mar-1884 |
Cathkin Park, Glasgow |
BC |
0 |
1 |
AL |
Start |
n/a |
|
2 |
22 |
Wales |
17-Mar-1884 |
'Y
Cae Ras',
Racecourse Ground,
Mold Road, Wrexham |
BC |
4 |
0 |
AW |
Start
7, 85 |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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