William Clegg - 2 Caps (0 Goals)
- Full Name: Sir William Edwin Clegg
- Born: 21st April 1852, Sheffield
- Died: 22nd August 1932, Sheffield aged 80
- England Career: 1873 - 1879
- Positions whilst with England: Forward &
Half Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield Wednesday (1) &
Sheffield Albion (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 17
- William Clegg, brother of fellow international Sir John Charles Clegg was an accomplished athletic runner at college. He became Mayor of Sheffield 1893-99 and knighted in 1906. As a solicitor he was on the unsuccessful defence team for Charles Peace, the notorious Banner Cross murderer.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 20 years, 10 months, 17 days - Last Cap: v
Wales (FR) on 18th January 1879 aged 26 years, 8 months, 27 days - Career Length: 5 years, 316 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute:
0
- Withdrawn:
0
- Full Games: 2
England Match Statistics
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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)
- 15 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Jan 1879 (FR) Sheffield Albion, Cap: 2.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 27 days.
- SCO, 4 - 2, 8th Mar 1873 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 10 months, 17 days.
- * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.
England Committee