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James Prinsep
Clapham Rovers FC

1 cap, 0 goals
100% successful
1879-1882
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90


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James Prinsep Profile

Full name Captain James Frederick McLeod Prinsep
Popular name James Prinsep
Born 27 July 1861 in India
Died 22 November 1895 in Egypt, aged 34 years.
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Attended Charterhouse School, playing football there 1877-78; Played his regular football with Clapham Rovers FC and Old Carthusians FC; also represented Surrey FA.
Club honours FA Cup runners-up 1878-79; winner 1880-81;
Individual honours None
Distinctions Prinsep held the record for being the youngest player to play in an FA Cup final, playing in the 1879 final against Old Etonians at the age of 17 years and 245 days. This record was broken in the 2004 final.

England Career

Player number One of eight who became the 63rd players to appear for England.
Position(s) Half-back;
First & last match No. 9, 5 April 1879, England 5 Scotland 4, friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London. Aged 17 years 252 days;
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions Held the record of England's youngest ever player for just under 124 years.

Beyond England

Prinsep was commissioned into the Essex Regiment in May 1882, serving in the Sudan campaign 1884-85. In 1885, he joined the Egyptian Army, making Lieutenant in 1886, he was involved in operations around Suakin, Sudan in 1888. He was promoted Captain in 1890 and transferred to the Egyptian Coastguard Service, becoming Sub-Inspector General.  In 1884 was awarded the Albert Medal for saving a man of his regiment from drowning.  Prinsep was killed fighting in Egypt at the age of 34. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.1200.

 

James Prinsep  - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals Gls Avg
min
Capt. Disc.
2 1 90 0 0 min 0 None

 

James Prinsep - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 0 0 5.00 4.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 0 0 5.00 4.00 100.0 +1

 

James Prinsep - Match Record  - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Friendly 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 0 0 5.00 4.00 100.0 +1
All 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 0 0 5.00 4.00 100.0 +1

 

James Prinsep - Match History
Club: Clapham Rovers F.C. - 1 cap
Coach: F.A. Committee - 1 cap
1 9

05-Apr-1879

England 5 Scotland 4 The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London Fr HW Start n/a
Club: Old Carthusians F.C. - 0 caps
- 15

11-Mar-1882

Scotland 5 England 1 Hampden Park, Hampden Terrace, Glasgow Fr AL Withdrew injured -

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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CG