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Kenny
Davenport |
Bolton Wanderers
FC
2 caps, 2 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 10:
A 2
75% successful
1885-90
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
James Kenyon
Davenport |
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Born |
23 March 1862
in Bolton, Lancashire [registered in
Bolton, March 1862]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1871 census,
James K. is the youngest of four children to James and Catherine. They
live in 4 Partridge Street, Great Bolton, in Bolton. His father was a
joiner. |
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According to the 1881 census,
James K. is one of two children living with their widowed father. The
other child is his older sister Mary, now married to Samuel Ashall with
two children, all living at 59 Mason Street in Great Bolton. James is a
mechanic. |
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According to the 1891 census,
James K. is now married to Emma with two children, James (82) and Amy
(87). He is a brewer's labourer and they all live at 10 Washington Street
in Great Bolton. |
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According to the 1901 census,
James K. is still married and still has only two children and still a beer
seller. He now lives back at Partridge Street in Bolton. Now at
number 16. |
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Following the death of James,
and according to the 1911 census, Emma, a widower, is living with her
brother, John Thomas Eves at 16 Partridge Street, and she now sells the
beer.
Their son James, is now married to Ellen, with three daughters, and they
live at 29 Partridge Street. James snr is a machine fitter.
Amy married James Edwin Stallard in 1905, and in 1911, they were living at
18 Lamberts Cottages in Swansea with two children. |
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Married |
to Emma Eaves
[registered in Bolton, June 1881] |
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Died |
29 September
1908 at 16 Partridge Street,
Bolton, aged
46 years 190 days
[registered in Bolton, September 1908]. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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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) |
Began his
career with Gilnow Rangers FC in Bolton, before joining the towns senior
side, Bolton Wanderers FC in 1883. Joined Southport Central FC
during the 1892-93 season. Also represented Lancashire FA on at
least six occasions. |
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Club honours |
None. |
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Individual honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
Almost
certainly, Kenny Davenport
is credited with scoring the first ever Football League goal in the
world. On 8 September 1888, when the Football League played its
first matches, Davenport had scored a hat-trick within the first five
minutes for Bolton Wanderers FC against Derby County FC. |
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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
three who became the 120th players to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside/outside-right |
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First match |
No. 24, 14
March 1885, England 1 Wales 1, a British Championship match at Leamington Street, Blackburn,
aged 22 years 356 days; |
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Last match |
No. 38, 15
March 1890, Ireland 1 England 9, a British Championship match at
Ulster Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh
Park, Belfast,
aged 27 years 358 days;
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1884-85, 1888-90; |
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Team honours |
None. |
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Individual honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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Beyond England |
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A fitter by trade. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.84. |
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Kenny Davenport - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
2 |
90
min |
2 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Kenny Davenport
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All -
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Kenny Davenport
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1884-85 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1889-90 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All
Tournaments |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Kenny Davenport
- Match History |
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Club: Bolton
Wanderers F.C. - 2 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Committee - 2
full capsx
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Age
22 |
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1 |
24 |
14 March 1885 - England 1 Wales 1,
Leamington Street, Blackburn |
BC |
HD |
Start |
ir |
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Age
26 |
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2 |
38 |
15 March 1890 - Ireland 1 England 9,
Ulster
Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start
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or |
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According to some newspaper match reports,
Davenport didn't score any of the goals against Ireland, instead giving
four, possibly five, goals to Fred Geary. The truth is that several of
England's goals were typical of the time, scored from massed scrimmages in
muddy goalmouths - Cris Freddi, England Football Factbook |
Notes
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