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William Rawson
Oxford University FC

 

2 caps 0 goals
50% successful
1875-77
disciplined: none
captaincies: 1
minutes played:  180


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William Rawson Profile

Full name William Stepney Rawson
Popular name William Rawson
Born  14 October 1854 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Died 4 November 1932
Height/Weight -

Club Career

Club(s) Rawson attended Westminster School, representing the school at football in 1872 and 1873, becoming captain in his final year.  He then went up to Oxford University, winning a "blue" in four consecutive years, from 1874 to 1877; also appeared for Old Westminster's and Wanderers FC.
Club honours FA Cup winner 1873-74, runners-up 1876-77;
Individual honours None.
Distinctions Refereed the 1876 FA Cup Final between the Wanderers and Old Etonians.

England Career

Player number One of six who became the 28th players to appear for England.
Position(s) Full-back;
First match No. 4, 6 March 1875, England 2 Scotland 2, a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London; aged 20 years 143 days.
Last match No. 6, 3 March 1877, England 1 Scotland 3, a friendly match at The Oval, Kennington, London; aged 22 years 140 days.
Major tournaments None.
Team honours None.
Individual honours None.
Distinctions None.

Beyond England

He served on the FA committee from 1876 to 1877 and again in 1879. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.124.

 

William Rawson - Career Statistics
Squads Apps Mins. Goals Gls Ave
min
Capt. Disc.
2 2 180 0 0 min 1 None

 

William Rawson - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 0 0 1.50 2.50 25.0 -1
All 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 0 0 1.50 2.50 25.0 -1

 

William Rawson - 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 3 5 -2 0 0 1.50 2.50 25.0 -1
All 2 0 1 1 3 5 -2 0 0 1.50 2.50 25.0 -1

 

William Rawson - 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 4 Scotland 06-Mar-1875 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 2 2 HD Start n/a
2 6 Scotland 03-Mar-1877 Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London F 1 3 HL Captain n/a

Notes

[Biographical sketch to come]

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CG