Full Name:
Benjamin Ward Spilsbury
Born:
1st August 1864, Findern, Derby
Died: 15th August 1938, North Vancouver, Canada aged 74 England Career:
1885 - 1886
Positions:
Inside Right,
Inside Left and
Outside Right
Clubs (and caps):
Cambridge University (3) FA Legacy Number:
119
Career Summary:
Benjamin Spilsbury (1st August 1864 - 15th August 1938) was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 5 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 28th February 1885 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 27th March 1886 aged 21. Spilsbury, born on 1st August 1864, in Findern, Derby, has a FA Legacy Number of 119 and played as a Inside Right,
Inside Left and
Outside Right for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v 28th February 1885 aged 20 years, 6 months, 27 days Last Cap: v 27th March 1886 aged 21 years, 7 months, 26 days First Goal: v 28th February 1885 aged 20 years, 6 months, 27 days Career Length: 1 year, 27 days Starts: 3
Substitute: Withdrawn: Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC 3
5
0
0
0
Competitive
3
5
0
0
0
Home
1
1
0
0
0
Away
2
4
0
0
0
Won
2
5
0
0
0
Drawn
1
0
0
0
0
Inside Right
1
1
0
0
0
Inside Left
1
4
0
0
0
Outside Right
1
0
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990) England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013) 5 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
Cambridge University, Cap: 3. Cambridge University, Cap: 2. Cambridge University, Cap: 1. * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
Ireland (HC) on 28th February 1885 aged 20 years, 6 months, 27 days
Scotland (HC) on 27th March 1886 aged 21 years, 7 months, 26 days
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