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Players
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William Clegg Profile |
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Full
name |
Sir William
Edwin Clegg |
|
Popular name |
William
Clegg |
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Born |
21 April
1852 in Sheffield. |
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Died |
22 August 1932 |
|
Height/Weight |
- |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Besides
Sheffield Club, Clegg played for other clubs in the area. Wednesday
FC, Perseverance FC, Sheffield Albion FC and Norfolk. He also
assisted Sheffield FA in representative matches. Retired through
injury January 1880. |
|
Club honours |
None. |
| 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. Aged 20 years, 321 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 8, 18
January 1879,
England 2 Wales 1, friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London. Aged 26 years, 272 days. Match lasted only sixty
minutes. |
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Major
tournaments |
None. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
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Beyond
England |
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A solicitor by
profession (admitted 1874). After retiring from football through
injury he continued within the game as an administrator and would become
president of Sheffield Wednesday and vice president of Sheffield and
Hallamshire Football Association. He also went on to have a successful
political career becoming leader of Sheffield City Council for many years
and Lord Mayor of Sheffield in 1893-99. He became known as 'the uncrowned
king of Sheffield'. William was knighted in 1906, and O.B.E. in
1918. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.67. |
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William Clegg
- Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Gls
Av. min |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2 |
130/150 min |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
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William Clegg
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
|
All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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William Clegg
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| All |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
3 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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William Clegg - Match History |
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Club: Wednesday F.C. - 1 cap |
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Coach:
F.A. Committee - 2 caps |
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App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
1 |
2 |
Scotland |
08-Mar-1873 |
Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London |
F |
4 |
2 |
HW |
Start |
n/a |
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Club: Sheffield Albion F.C. - 1 cap |
|
2 |
8 |
Wales |
18-Jan-1879 |
Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London |
F |
2 |
1 |
HW |
Start ?
On - 20 min - match lasted 60 min. |
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Some sources/tales suggest that William Clegg turned up 20 minutes late for
the game. Clegg was working late on a case (the trial of
Charlie Peace, the Banner Cross murderer) and unable to leave Sheffield for
London on the Friday night. The next morning, the southbound train
with Clegg on it, was delayed by heavy snow. |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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