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Joe
McCall |
Preston North
End FC
5 caps, 1 goal
P 5 W 4 D
0 L 1 F 13: A 10
80% successful
1913-20
disciplined: none
captaincies:
one
minutes played: 450 |
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Profile |
|
Full name |
Joseph McCall |
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Born |
6 July 1886 in Kirkham, Lancashire [registered in
Fylde, September 1886]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891
census, Joseph is the youngest of four children to Thomas and Jane (née
Blacow). His father works at the local cotton mill. They live on Wright
Street in Wesham. |
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According to the 1901
census, Joseph remains the youngest of four. He is a cotton weaver, his
father is now a bricklayer. They all live at 7 Fylde Street in Kirkham. |
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According to the 1911
census, Joseph, a professional footballer, remains at home with his
parents and four boarders. They still live at 7 Fylde Street. The census
reveals that his parents had eight children, and an incredible five had
died. |
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Married |
to
Mary A. Blackhurst
[registered in Fylde, September 1913]. |
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Died |
3 February 1965 in Kirkham, aged
78 years 212 days
[registered in Fylde, March 1865]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8½", 11st.
12lbs [1919]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
He played
with Kirkham FC before being signed by Preston North End FC as an amateur
in 1905, turning professional in July 1906.
McCall retired from football in 1924.
During his time at Deepdale he played in 370 games, scoring
fifteen goals.
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Club honours |
Football League Division Two winners 1912-13; FA Cup
runners-up 1921-22 |
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Individual honours |
Football League (two appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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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 |
370th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Centre-half |
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First match |
No. 115, 17 March 1913,
England 4 Wales 3,
a British Championship
match at Ashton
Gate, Bristol, aged 26 years
254 days. |
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Last match |
No. 123, 23 October 1920,.
England 2 Ireland 0,
a British Championship
match at
Roker Park, Sunderland, aged 34 years 109 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1912-13, 1913-14, 1919-20, 1920-21; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1912-13; |
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Individual honours |
England Victory
(two appearances) |
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Distinctions |
In
November, 1912 McCall was selected for a FA trial match between England
and the South. Although he played centre-half for England he scored twice
in his team's 3-1 victory. |
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Beyond England |
|
Apart from being an excellent
professional cricketer for many Lancashire clubs, also coaching at
Stoneyhurst College, he was a smallholder and poultry farmer at Wrea
Green, near Kirkham. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.162. |
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Joe McCall - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
|
5 |
5 |
5 |
450 |
1 |
450
min |
1 |
one |
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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Joe McCall
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Home |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
4.00 |
1.75 |
100.0 |
+4 |
|
Away |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| All
-
British Championship |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
2.60 |
2.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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Joe McCall
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1912-13 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC 1913-14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1919-20 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
BC 1920-21 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
|
All |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
2.60 |
2.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
2.60 |
2.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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All |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
10 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
2.60 |
2.00 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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Joe McCall
- Match History |
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Club: Preston
North End F.C. - 5 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Select
Committee - 5
full capsx
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Age 26 |
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1 |
115 |
17 March 1913 - England 4
Wales 3,
Ashton
Gate, Bristol |
BC |
HW |
Start
 |
ch |
|
2 |
116 |
5 April 1913 -
England 1 Scotland 0,
Stamford
Bridge, Chelsea, London |
HW |
Start |
ch |
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Age 27 |
|
3 |
119 |
4 April 1914 -
Scotland 3 England 1,
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
BC |
AL |
Start |
ch |
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Age 33 |
|
4 |
122 |
10 April 1920 -
England 5 Scotland 4,
Hillsborough,
Sheffield |
BC |
HW |
Start |
ch |
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Age 34 |
|
5 |
123 |
23 October 1920 -
England 2 Ireland 0,
Roker Park, Sunderland |
BC |
HW |
Captain |
ch |
Notes
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