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Arthur Savage Profile |
|
Full
name |
Arthur Henry
Patrick Savage |
|
Popular name |
Arthur Savage |
|
Notes |
A question mark no longer remains over the true identity of A. Savage -
A certain Arthur Henry Patrick Savage wrote in the Sydney Morning
Herald of his solitary international appearance. |
|
Born |
18 October 1850
in Sydney, Australia. |
|
Died |
15 August 1905
in Bayswater. |
|
Height/Weight |
Apparently big
and red-bearded. |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Crystal Palace
amateur |
|
Club honours |
None. |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
nine who became the 34th player to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper; |
|
Only match |
No. 5, 4 March
1876,
Scotland 3 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow. Aged 25 years, 138 days. |
|
Major
tournaments |
None. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
None. |
| Notes |
None. |
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Beyond
England |
|
After his experience in
England, he was an organiser and player in the first properly documented
match ever played in Australia, at Parramatta in August 1880. -
One Fantastic Goal.
Trevor Thompson (2006). ABC Books. |