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Players
Index
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Edgar Field Profile |
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Full
name |
Edgar Field |
|
Born |
29 July 1854 in
Wallingford, Berkshire |
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Died |
11 January 1934 |
|
Height/Weight |
- |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Attended
Lancing College before leaving to play for Reading FC during the
mid-1870's. Joined Clapham Rovers FC before his only international
match; also represented Berkshire and Buckinghamshire FA. |
|
Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1878-79, winner
1879-80; |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
nine who became the 34th player to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Full-Back; |
|
First match |
No. 5, 4 March
1876,
Scotland 3 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 21 years, 219 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 13, 12 March
1881,
England 1 Scotland 6, friendly match at
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London. Aged 26 years,
226 days. |
|
Major
tournaments |
None. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
At least two
sources say Field scored an own goal in his last international. If
he did (most reports credit John Smith with a hat-trick), he was the first
player to do so in an England match. |
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Beyond
England |
|
Field was a Chartered
Accountant by profession. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.97. |
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Edgar Field
- Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Gls
Av. min |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
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Edgar Field
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
6.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
|
Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
00.0 |
-1 |
|
All |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
-8 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
4.50 |
00.0 |
-2 |
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Edgar Field
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
-8 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
4.50 |
00.0 |
-2 |
| All |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
-8 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
4.50 |
00.0 |
-2 |
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Edgar Field - Match History |
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Club: Clapham Rovers F.C. - 2 caps |
|
Coach:
F.A. Committee - 2 caps |
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App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
1 |
5 |
Scotland |
04-Mar-1876 |
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
F |
0 |
3 |
AL |
Start |
n/a |
|
2 |
13 |
Scotland |
12-Mar-1881 |
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
F |
1 |
6 |
HL |
Start
79 |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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