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William Carr
Owlerton FC

 

1 cap 0 goals
50% successful
1875
disciplined: none
captaincies: 0
minutes played: 75


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William Carr Profile

Full name William Henry Carr
Popular name William Carr [signed himself in the 1881 census as William H. Carr]
Born  15 November 1848 in Sheffield
Died 22 February 1924
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Was the secretary as well as goalkeeper of Owlerton FC; he was also involved with Sheffield Club, Walkley and Wednesday FC.  Carr also represented Sheffield FA.
Club honours None
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number One of six who became the 28th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Goalkeeper;
First match No. 4, 6 March 1875, England 2 Scotland 2, a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London; aged 26 years 112 days.
Last match No. 4, 6 March 1875, England 2 Scotland 2, a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London; aged 26 years 112 days.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions William Carr joined his only match after 15 minutes.  Prior to this, England played with ten men.

Beyond England

According to the 1881 census, the only Sheffield-born William Carr was a White Metal Smith worker. - FindMyPast.com

 

William Carr - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals GA GA Avg
min
Capt. Disc.
1 1 75 0 2 38 min 0 None

 

William Carr - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0

 

William Carr - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
All 1 0 1 0 2 2 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0

 

William Carr - Match History
Club: Owlerton F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 1 cap
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 4 Scotland 06-Mar-1875 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 2 2 HD Start n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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