Alf Lyttelton - 1 Cap (1 Goal)

  • Full Name: Rt. Hon. Alfred Lyttelton KC MP
  • Born: 7th February 1857, Westminster, London
  • Died: 5th July 1913, Marylebone, London aged 56
  • England Career: 1877
  • Positions whilst with England: Forward
  • Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Cambridge University (1)
  • FA Legacy Number: 46
  • Alfred Lyttelton QC was a British politician and sportsman who was the first person to represent England at both football and cricket. Like his five brothers, who played first-class cricket, Lyttleton went to Eton College where he captained the first XI football team in 1875 and reached the FA Cup final in 1876 with Old Etonians along with his younger brother Edward. At Cambridge he also played in varsity matches in other sports - athletics (hammer), rackets and real tennis. He was the Oval specialist in test cricket keeping wicket in four Ashes test matches on the ground from 1880-84. He even took off his gloves to bowl 12 overs in his last match claiming four wickets for 19 runs. He was president of the MCC in 1898.
    Lyttelton was also a successful politician and served as MP for Warwick and Leamington from 1895-1906 and then Westminster St George's until 1913. In government he served as Secretary of State for the Colonies between 1903 and 1905 under the premiership of Arthur Balfour.
    He was married twice and had four children. Lyttelton died in July 1913, aged 56.

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    Sources

    • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
    • The Early FA Cup Finals by Keith Warsop (SoccerData 2004) p 100.
    • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
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