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England Players -

Edgar Field
Clapham Rovers FC

 

2 caps 0 goals, 1 own goal
0% successful
1876-81
disciplined: none
captaincies: 0
minutes played: 180


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Edgar Field Profile

Full name Edgar Field
Born  29 July 1854 in Wallingford, Berkshire
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.

Beyond England

Field was a Chartered Accountant by profession. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.97.

 

Edgar Field - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals Gls Av. min Capt. Disc.
2 2 180 0 0 min 0 None

 

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

 

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

 

Edgar Field - Match History
Club: Clapham Rovers F.C. - 2 caps
Coach: F.A. Committee - 2 caps
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
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Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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