John Bain - 1 Cap (0 Goals)

  • Full Name: John Bain
  • Born: 15th July 1854, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
  • Died: 7th August 1929, St Davids, Pembrokeshire aged 75
  • England Career: 1877
  • Positions whilst with England: Forward
  • Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Oxford University (1)
  • FA Legacy Number: 48
  • John Bain earned his Oxford Blue in 1876 before playing his only international in March 1877 and his only cup final three weeks later losing 2-1 to Wanderers in extra time. A versitile player he played at half back during the cup final but as a forward for England.
    As a barrister he was called to the bar in 1880 and served as teacher at Marlborough College from 1879-83 and 1886 until he retired in 1913.

England Career Statistics

  • Only Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 3rd March 1877 aged 22 years, 7 months, 19 days
  • Starts: 1
  • Substitute: 0
  • Withdrawn: 0
  • Full Games: 1

England Match Statistics

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    • 1
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    • 1
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    • Forward
    • 1
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    • Total
    • 1
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    • 90
    • 0
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    England Team Mates (Top 10)

    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 59.
    • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
    • 5 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.

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