Charles Wreford-Brown - 4 Caps (0 Goals)

  • Full Name: Charles Wreford-Brown
  • Born: 9th October 1866, Clifton, Bristol
  • Died: 26th November 1951, Bayswater, Londin aged 85
  • England Career: 1889 - 1898
  • Positions whilst with England: Right Half & Centre Half
  • Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Old Carthusians (4)
  • FA Legacy Number: 159
  • Although most probably apocryphal, believed by many to have invented the loathsome word "soccer". When asked by a couple of college chums if he would partake in a game of Rugger, he replied "I'd rather play Soccer!"

England Career Statistics

England Match Statistics

    • Match Type
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • British Home ChampionshipHC
    • 4
    • 0
    • 2
    • 360
    • 0
    • 0
    • Competitive
    • 4
    • 0
    • 2
    • 360
    • 0
    • 0
    • Home, Away or Neutral
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Home
    • 2
    • 0
    • 1
    • 180
    • 0
    • 0
    • Away
    • 2
    • 0
    • 1
    • 180
    • 0
    • 0
    • Match Result
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Won
    • 3
    • 0
    • 1
    • 270
    • 0
    • 0
    • Drawn
    • 1
    • 0
    • 1
    • 90
    • 0
    • 0
    • Playing Positions
    • Caps
    • Goals
    • Capt
    • Mins
    • Centre Half
    • 3
    • 0
    • 2
    • 270
    • 0
    • 0
    • Right Half
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
    • 90
    • 0
    • 0
    • Total
    • 4
    • 0
    • 2
    • 360
    • 0
    • 0

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    • Mins

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    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 4 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

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