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Wilf
Copping |
Leeds United AFC, Arsenal
FC, Leeds United AFC
20 appearances, 0 goals
P 20 W 14 D 1 L 5 F
61:
A 23
73% successful
1933-39
captain: none
minutes played: 1800 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Wilfred Copping |
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Born |
17 August 1907 in Middlecliff, Barnsley, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Hemsworth, September 1907].
Attended Houghton Council School |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1911 census,
the three year-old Wilfred is the fourth of five children, all sons
(another three siblings had died), to William and Elizabeth (née Reynolds), living at 26 Middlecliff Cottages in Little Houghton, Barnsley. His father is a
labourer at the colliery. |
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According to the 1939 register, Wilfred, a professional footballer, is
married to Iva (records blocked), and is living at 98 Cross Flatt Street
in the Beeston area of Leeds, where he is also a City Police Reserve. |
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Married |
to Iva J.
Pilmer
[registered in Leeds South, September 1933]. |
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Died |
June 1980 in Southend-on-Sea, aged
72 years nk days
[registered in Chelmsford, Essex, June 1980]. Reported in
the Daily Mirror on 3 July |
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Height/Weight |
5'
7", 10st.
13lbs [1936]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Started
his career with Dearne Valley Old Boys FC, and also played in his local
side, Middlecliff Rovers FC. He had an unsuccessful trial with Barnsley
FC. Leeds
United AFC signed him in as an amateur on 25 February 1929, turning professional
in August 1930. After 162 league appearances, Arsenal FC paid a £8000
transfer fee for Copping on 2 June 1934 and made 166 Division One
appearances. He returned to Leeds United AFC on 3
March 1939 and managed to fit in another twelve league
appearances before war broke out. He retired from playing during
the war, but not before he guested for Hartlepools United FC and Doncaster
Rovers FC both in 1940. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Two runners-up
1931-32; Division One Champions 1934-35, 1937-38; FA Charity Shield winners 1934, 1938,
runners-up 1935; FA Cup winners
1935-36; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (two appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Member of '100
League Legends'; The supporters of Middlecliffe Rovers FC gifted Copping
an oack timepiece, in 1933. They held him in such esteem. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
six who became 582nd players (584) to
appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No. 186, 13 May 1933,
Italy 1 England 1, an end-of-season tour match at
Stadio
Nazionale del Partito Nazionale Fascista, Parioli, Roma, aged
25 years 269 days. |
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Last match |
No.
226, 24 May 1939,
Romania
0 England 2,
an end-of-season tour match at
Stadionul Agenţia Naţională de Educaţie Fizică, Bucureşti, aged 31 years
280 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1933-34, 1934-35, 1937-38, 1938-39; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1937-38, shared 1938-39; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Originally a miner, before he earned
his profession as a footballer. After he was demobilised, Copping coached
Royal Beerschot AC, Belgium, until he was appointed trainer at Southend United FC
on 27 July 1946. Became a trainer at Bristol City FC on 13 July 1954 and then
trained the Coventry City FC players from 15 November 1956 until 4 June 1959. He
retired to Southend-on-Sea. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.74. |
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Wilf Copping - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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25 |
20 |
8 |
1800 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Wilf Copping
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
9 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
23 |
12 |
+11 |
1 |
2 |
2.556 |
1.333 |
77.8 |
+5 |
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Away |
11 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
38 |
11 |
+27 |
0 |
6 |
3.455 |
1.00 |
68.2 |
+4 |
| All |
20 |
14 |
1 |
5 |
61 |
23 |
+38 |
1 |
8 |
3.05 |
1.15 |
72.5 |
+9 |
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Wilf Copping
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
+8 |
1 |
2 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+2 |
| Friendly |
12 |
9 |
1 |
2 |
43 |
13 |
+30 |
0 |
6 |
3.583 |
1.083 |
79.2 |
+7 |
| All |
20 |
14 |
1 |
5 |
61 |
23 |
+38 |
1 |
8 |
3.05 |
1.15 |
72.5 |
+9 |
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Wilf Copping
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| BC 1933-34 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1934-35 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1937-38 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
+4 |
1 |
0 |
2.333 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1938-39 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC All |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
+8 |
1 |
2 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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All Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
+8 |
1 |
2 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+2 |
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All |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
+8 |
1 |
2 |
2.25 |
1.25 |
62.5 |
+2 |
Wilf Copping
- Match History
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Club:
Leeds United A.F.C.
- six full appearances (540 min) |
F.A. International Selection Committee - 20 full appearances
(1800 min)x |
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Age 26 |
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3 |
188 |
14 October 1933 -
Ireland
0 England 3,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
lh |
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4 |
189 |
15 November 1933 -
England 1
Wales 2,
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne |
HL |
Start |
lh |
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5 |
190 |
6 December 1933 -
England 4
France
1,
White
Hart Lane, Tottenham |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
lh |
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6 |
191 |
14 April 1934 - England 3
Scotland
0,
Empire
Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HW |
Start |
lh |
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192 |
10 May 1934 -
Hungary 2
England 1,
Stadion Üllõi út, Budapest |
tour |
AL |
withdrawn injured |
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193 |
16 May 1934 -
Czechoslovakia
2 England 1, Stadión Letná, Praha |
AL |
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Age 29 |
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11 |
209 |
14 May 1937 -
Norway
0 England 6,
Ullevål Stadion, Oslo |
tour |
AW |
Start |
6 |
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12 |
210 |
17 May 1937 -
Sweden
0 England 4,
Råsunda Fotbollstadion, Solna |
AW |
Start |
6 |
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13 |
211 |
20 May 1937 -
Finland
0 England 8,
Töölön pallokenttä, Helsinki |
AW |
Start |
6 |
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14 |
212 |
23 October 1937 -
Ireland
1 England
5,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
6 |
|
15 |
213 |
17 November 1937 -
England 2
Wales
1,
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough |
HW |
Start |
6 |
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16 |
214 |
1 December 1937 -
England 5
Czechoslovakia
4,
White
Hart Lane, Tottenham |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
6 |
|
17 |
215 |
9 April 1938 - England 0
Scotland
1,
Empire Stadium, Wembley |
BC |
HL |
Start |
lh |
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Notes
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