Full Name:
Alexander George Bonsor
Born:
7th October 1851, Polesden Lacey, Surrey
Died:
17th August 1907, Rue-Locquemhein, Brussels aged 55
England Career:
1873 - 1875
Positions:
Forward
Clubs (and caps):
Wanderers (2)
FA Legacy Number:
16
Career Summary:
Alexander Bonsor (7th October 1851 - 17th August 1907) was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 2 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 8th March 1873 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 6th March 1875 aged 23. Bonsor, born on 7th October 1851, in Polesden Lacey, Surrey, has a FA Legacy Number of 18 and played as a Forward for his country.
Notes:
Bonsor was of a very hefty frame but yet possesed great speed which made him a tricky forward to defend against. He won the FA Cup with Wanderers in 1872 and 1873 and was a fianlist twice with Old Etonians. A brewer by trade with the firm Combe and Delafield whch was incorporated with Watneys in 1898. He died whilst visitng Belgium on business.

England Career Statistics

Debut:
v Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 21 years, 5 months, 1 day
Last Cap:
v Scotland (FR) on 6th March 1875 aged 23 years, 4 months, 30 days
First Goal:
v Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 21 years, 5 months, 1 day
Career Length:
1 year, 363 days
Starts:
2
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
2

England Match Statistics

  • FriendlyFR 2 2 0 0 0
  • Competitive 0 0 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Home 2 2 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Won 1 1 0 0 0
  • Drawn 1 1 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Forward 2 2 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Committee 2 2 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 2
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

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 65.
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • wikitrees.com
  • 13 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List