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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”.
____________________
CG
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