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Arthur
Topham |
Casuals FC &
Corinthians FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 5: A 1
100% successful
1894
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Arthur George Topham
BA |
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Born |
19 February 1869 at Elson, Ellesmere,
Shropshire [registered in
Ellesmere, March 1869].
Attended Oswestry School |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1871
census, Arthur is the youngest of six children, and the youngest of two
sons, the other being Robert, to Robert and Anne. His father is a farmer
of 15 acres, employing four men and a boy. Along with five servants, they
live at 9 Tumpley Toll Gate in Elson, Ellesmere. |
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According to the 1881
census, both Robert and Arthur are two of four boarding as pupils with the
Humphrey's family at Lower Brook Street in Oswestry. |
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According to the 1891
census, Arthur George is a tutor living at The Royal Marine Hotel in Royal
Parade, Eastbourne. |
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According to the 1901
census, Arthur G. is an assistant schoolmaster. He is living at 5 Dalton
Terrace in Eastbourne. |
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Cannot be found
on the 1911
census.
According to 1917 newspaper announcements, Arthur was
living at St Botolphs, The Goffs in Eastbourne |
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Died |
18 May 1931 at Ashburnum
Road, Eastbourne, aged
62 years 88 days
[registered in Eastbourne, June 1931]. Left £4,938 8s.
6d. in his will.
Buried at Ocklynge Cemetery, Eastbourne
"Sacred to the memory of ARTHUR GEORGE TOPHAM,
born Feb 19th 1869, died May 16th 1931." |
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Death notes |
"The death occurred
suddenly at Eastbourne of Mr. Arthur George Topham, the international and
Corinthian footballer. Mr. Topham, who was aged [62], was a private tutor.
After giving a pupil some work to do he went into the garden, mowed a
lawn, returned, and after saying to the pupil, "How are you getting on?"
collapsed." - Hartlepool Northern Mail, 19 May 1931.
Given that his obituary appeared in the newspaper on the 19 May, we assume
that his inscription on his gravestone is an error. But until we see his
death certificate, it can only be an assumption. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Attended Keble
College at Oxford University, earning his Blue in 1890. After leaving, he
played for the Casuals FC, Eastbourne FC, Chiswick Park FC and guested for
the Corinthians club between 1893 and 1897. |
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Club honours |
FA Amateur Cup
runners-up 1893-94; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three who became the 214th
players (215) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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Only match |
No. 51, 12 March 1894, Wales 1 England
5, a British Championship match at The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged
25 years
24 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1893-94; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Younger brother of
Robert Topham |
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Beyond England |
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He was a schoolmaster, first as
co-proprietor of a school in Eastbourne and then, from 1912, at Ascham St.
Vincent's School, another Eastbourne academy. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.248. |
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Arthur Topham - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Arthur Topham
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Away
-
British Championship |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Arthur Topham
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1893-94 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
+4 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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