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Players
Index
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Robert King
Profile |
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Full
name |
Canon Robert
Stuart King |
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Popular name |
Robert King
[signed himself as Robt Stuart King in 1881 census] |
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Born |
4
April 1862 in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex |
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Died |
4 or 6 March
1950 |
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Notes |
Douglas Lamming gives his date of death 4
March 1951; Cris Freddi gives it as 1950, on the 4th or the 6th of March; |
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Height/Weight |
- |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Educated and
played at Felsted School between 1878 and 1880, making captain in his
final year. Went onto Oxford University and played between 1882 and
1885, again, making captain in his final year. Played with Upton
Park FC and Grimsby Town FC in 1887; King also started the local football
side in Leigh, The Leigh Rectory Yard FC; also represented Essex FA.
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Club honours |
None |
| Individual
honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
His son, Robert
Jasper Stuart King, played first-class cricket for Essex in 1928; |
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England Career |
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Player
number |
One of
seven who became the 90th players to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Half-back; |
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First match |
No. 14, 18
February 1882, Ireland 0 England 13, friendly match at Knock
Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast. Aged 19 years, 320 days; |
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Last match |
No. 14, 18
February 1882, Ireland 0 England 13, friendly match at Knock
Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast. Aged 19 years, 320 days; |
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Major
tournaments |
None. |
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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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Studying in Spelsbury Vicarage, Chipping Norton in 1881. Ordained in
1887 and was Rector of St Clement's in Leigh-on-Sea for 58 years,
1892-1950. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1971). Hatton Press, p.150/1./FindMyPast.com |
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Robert King - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Gls
Av. min |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0 min |
None |
None |
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Robert King
- Match Record - All Matches |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Away |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
+13 |
0 |
1 |
13.0 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
+13 |
0 |
1 |
13.0 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Robert King
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
+13 |
0 |
1 |
13.0 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
+13 |
0 |
1 |
13.0 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Robert King - Match History |
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Club: Oxford University F.C. - 1 cap |
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Coach:
F.A. Committee - 1 cap |
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App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
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1 |
14 |
Ireland |
18-Feb-1882 |
Knock
Ground, Bloomfield, Belfast |
F |
13 |
0 |
AW |
Start |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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