Players
Index
'He whom the gods favour dies young'
|
Cuthbert
Ottaway Profile |
|
Full
name |
Cuthbert John Ottaway |
|
Popular name |
Cuthbert Ottaway |
|
Born |
20 July 1850 in Dover |
|
Died |
2 April 1878,
age 28 in Pimilico, Westminster,
London. |
|
Notes |
Died as a
result of complications "from a chill," according to some accounts,
"caught in the course of a night's dancing." Ottaway, whose death family
sources more plausibly attribute to "tubercular trouble", had one
daughter, Lillian, who was born after his death. He is buried in Kensal
Green Cemetery. |
|
Height/Weight |
- |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Ottaway
attended Eton School and Oxford University at a time when the new
Association code was gaining considerable popularity, and represented
several teams, playing for Old Etonians, Oxford University, Crystal Palace
and Marlow. |
|
Club honours |
FA Cup winner
1873-74; runners-up 1872-73; finalist 1874-75 (first game) |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
eleven who became the first players to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Forward; |
|
First match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 22 years, 133 days. |
|
Last match |
No. 3, 7 March 1874,
Scotland 2 England 1, a friendly match at The West of
Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton
Crescent, Glasgow; aged
23 years 230
days. |
|
Major
tournaments |
None. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
Served on the
FA Committee 1872-73 |
|
Beyond
England |
|
He left Oxford with
a First to become a barrister and called to the Bar in 1876. He
practiced until his untimely death. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.189. |
|
Cuthbert Ottaway
- Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals Avg |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0.000 |
2 |
None |
|
Cuthbert Ottaway
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
| Away |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
1.000 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
1.000 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
Cuthbert Ottaway - Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
1.000 |
25.0 |
-1 |
| All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.500 |
1.000 |
25.0 |
-1 |
|
Cuthbert Ottaway
- Match History |
|
Club: Oxford University F.C. - 2 caps |
|
Coach:
F.A. Committee - 2 caps |
|
App |
No. |
Opponent |
Date |
Venue |
Type |
F |
A |
Res. |
Details |
Shirt |
|
1 |
1 |
Scotland |
30-Nov-1872 |
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
F |
0 |
0 |
AD |
Captain |
n/a |
|
2 |
3 |
Scotland |
07-Mar-1874 |
The West of
Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton
Crescent, Partick, Glasgow |
F |
1 |
2 |
AL |
Captain |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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