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England Players -

Fred Pentland
Middlesbrough FC

5 caps 0 goals
100% successful
1909
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 450

photo courtesy of José Manuel Rodríguez Gómez


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Fred Pentland Profile

Full name Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland
Popular name Fred Pentland
Nickname El Bombín
Born  29 July 1883 in Wolverhampton.
The previous birthdate was given as 18 September 1883, this is now believed to be his date of baptism.
Died 16 March 1962 in Lytchett Matravers, Dorset.
Height/Weight 5'9", 11st 11lb. [1909]

Club Career

Club(s) Played junior football in the Birmingham area for Avondale Juniors and Willenhall Swifts, joined Small Heath F.C. in August 1900, joined Blackpool FC in June 1903, making 8 league appearances, scoring 5.  Quickly joined Blackburn Rovers FC in October 1903 (51 apps, 9 goals), before joining Brentford FC in May 1906 and Queen's Park Rangers a year later in May 1907.  Joined Middlesbrough FC in 1908 pre-season (92 apps, 11 goals) before taking up the mantle of player/manager with Halifax Town FC in the summer of 1912 in the Midlands Counties league, but joined Stoke FC for sometime in 1913
Club honours Southern League Champions 1907-08;  FA Charity Shield runners-up 1908;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Management Career

Club(s) Went to Germany in May 1914 to coach the German Olympic team before being interned in Berlin during World War I.  Following the conclusion of the war, Pentland was appointed as the French national side trainer for the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp.  He was then appointed coach of Real Racing Club de Santander in Spain in 1921, before quickly joining Athletic Club de Bilbao as manager/coach, becoming their most successful manager to date.  In 1927 he left to coach Club Atlético de Madrid, Real Oviedo Club de Fútbol and then returned to Club Atlético de Madrid for a second spell.  He was manager at Madrid during the inaugural Spanish League season in 1929.  Also coached the Spain national side in 1929 against England.  Rejoined Club Atlético de Madrid for a third spell before returning to England at the outbreak of the Spanish civil war. Joined Brentford FC as assistant manager in 1936, before becoming manager of Barrow FC from January 1938 until the outbreak of World War II.
Club honours Copa del Rey winners 1922-23, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33;  Campeonato de Vicaya winners 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1932-33; Spanish League Champions 1929-30, 1930-31;
Individual honours In 1959, Bilbao invited Pentland to Spain for a testimonial game in his honour against Chelsea.  He was awarded the Distinguished Members medal.  A memorial service was held in his honour following his death in 1962 at San Mamés.
Distinctions None.

England Career

Player number 338th player to appear for England.
Position(s) Outside-right
First match No. 100, 15 March 1909, England 2 Wales 0, a British Championship match at City Ground, Nottingham, injured in the first minute, and was not replaced.
Last match No. 104, 1 June 1909, Austria 1 England 8, friendly match at Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours British Championship winners 1908-09;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

 

Fred Pentland - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Starts Sub on Sub off Mins. Goals Goals Avg Captain Disc.
unknown 5 not applicable 450 0 0.000 0 None.

 

Fred Pentland - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.000 0.000 100.0 +2
Away 3 3 0 0 20 5 +15 0 0 6.667 1.667 100.0 +3
All 5 5 0 0 24 5 +19 0 2 4.800 1.000 100.0 +5

 

Fred Pentland - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
British Championship 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.000 0.000 100.0 +2
Friendly 3 3 0 0 20 5 +15 0 0 6.667 1.667 100.0 +3
All 5 5 0 0 24 5 +19 0 2 4.800 1.000 100.0 +5

 

Fred Pentland - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championships
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1908-09 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.000 0.000 100.0 +2
BC All 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.000 0.000 100.0 +2
All Tournaments
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.000 0.000 100.0 +2
All 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 0 2 2.000 0.000 100.0 +2

 

Fred Pentland - Match History
Club:  Middlesbrough F.C. - 5 caps
Coach: FA International Select Committee - 5 caps
App No. Opponent Date Venue Type F A Res. Details Shirt
1 100 Wales 15-Mar-1909 City Ground, Nottingham BC 2 0 HW Start OR
2 101 Scotland 03-Apr-1909 The Crystal Palace, Sydenham Hill, London BC 2 0 HW Start OR
3 102 Hungary 29-May-1909 Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest F 4 2 AW Start OR
4 103 Hungary 31-May-1909 Millenáris Sporttelep, Budapest F 8 2 AW Start OR
5 104 Austria 01-Jun-1909 Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien F 8 1 AW Start OR

Notes

Licensed under a Creative Commons License.

Many thanks to Stuart Homfray for his assistance.

Many thanks to Colin Yarwood, Pentland's great nephew, for his inspiration to this page.

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