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Nevill Cobbold
Cambridge University FC & Old Carthusians FC,
also Corinthians FC

9 caps, 6 goals
67% successful
1883-87
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 810


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Nevill Cobbold Profile

Full name William Nevill Cobbold
Popular name Nevill Cobbold
Nickname 'Nuts' [according to CB Fry, he was all kernal and extremely hard to crack!]
Born  4 February 1863 in Long Melford, Suffolk;
Died 8 April 1922 at West Wratting;
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) He started playing for the local club in Long Melford, went on to play for and attend Charterhouse School, 1880-1882, and was Rustat Scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge (BA 1885; MA 1889) gaining his first football Blue in 1883, playing for Cambridge against Oxford for the next three years and as Captain in 1885 and 1886.  Played as an Old Carthusian also, as well as guesting for the Corinthians team between 1885 and 1888. - Cobbold Family History Trust
Club honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Also represented Cambridge University at tennis and cricket.  Played a single game for Kent CC in 1887.

England Career

Player number One of six who became the 103rd players to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside/outside-forward;
First match No. 18, 24 February 1883, England 7 Ireland 0, friendly match at Liverpool Cricket Ground, Aigburth Road, Aigburth, Liverpool.  Age 20 years 20 days;
Last match No. 31, 19 April 1887, Scotland 3 England 2, a British Championship match at Ibrox Park, Glasgow.  Aged 24 years 43 days;
Major tournaments British Championships 1884-85, 1885-86, 1886-87;
Team honours British Championships 1885-86 (shared),
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

A schoolteacher in later life, working principally as a 'crammer'.  that is, preparing boys for the British army. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.69.

 

Nevill Cobbold - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Comp.
Apps
Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Comp.
Goals
Capt. Disc.
9 9 7 810 6 135 min 3 None None

 

Nevill Cobbold - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 7 4 2 1 27 7 +20 0 4 3.857 1.00 71.4 +3
Away 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 50.0 =0
All 9 5 2 2 31 9 +22 0 4 3.444 1.00 66.7 +3

 

Nevill Cobbold - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 7 4 2 1 22 6 +16 0 3 3.143 0.857 71.4 +3
Friendly 2 1 0 1 9 3 +6 0 1 4.50 1.50 50.0 =0
All 9 5 2 2 31 9 +22 0 4 3.444 1.00 66.7 +3

 

Nevill Cobbold - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1884-85 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 0 1 2.50 0.50 50.0 =0
BC 1885-86 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 0 0 2.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1886-87 3 2 0 1 13 3 +10 0 2 4.33 1.00 66.7 +1
BC All 7 4 2 1 22 6 +16 0 3 3.143 0.857 71.4 +3
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 7 4 2 1 22 6 +16 0 3 3.143 0.857 71.4 +3
All 7 4 2 1 22 6 +16 0 3 3.143 0.857 71.4 +3

 

Nevill Cobbold - Match History
Club: Cambridge University F.C. & Old Carthusians F.C. - 2 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 9 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 18 Ireland 24-Feb-1883 Liverpool Cricket Ground, Aigburth Road, Aigburth, Liverpool F 7 0 HW Start
44,80
n/a
2 19 Scotland 10-Mar-1883 Bramall Lane, Sheffield F 2 3 HL Start
n/a
Club: Cambridge University F.C., Old Carthusians F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 4 caps
3 23 Ireland 28-Feb-1885 Manchester Football Ground, Whalley Range, Manchester BC 4 0 HW Start n/a
4 25 Scotland 21-Mar-1885 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 1 1 HD Start n/a
5 27 Scotland 27-Mar-1886 Hampden Park, Crosshill, Glasgow BC 1 1 AD Start n/a
6 28 Wales 29-Mar-1886 'Y Cae Ras', The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham BC 3 1 AW Start n/a
Club: Old Carthusians F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 3 caps
7 29 Ireland 05-Feb-1887 Bramall Lane, Sheffield BC 7 0 HW Start
n/a
8 30 Wales 26-Feb-1887 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London BC 4 0 HW Start
n/a
9 31 Scotland 19-Mar-1887 Leamington Street, Blackburn BC 2 3 HL Start n/a

Notes

MY WIFE’S SPECTACLES by W.N. Cobbold.

Her specs are here, her specs are there,
Her spectacles are my despair,
Sometimes they’re found upon the stairs,
At times in depths of cosy chairs.

I seek them here, I seek them there,
At times I feel inclined to swear,
These demmed elusive spectacles,
They’re in some sofa’s tentacles.

I search the grounds and grope the floors,
I hunt in vain without a pause,
But all she says is “Lend me thine,
They suit me just as well as mine”.

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CG