28.1.15

Corinthians for England

Corinthian FC were formed very much along the lines of an Old Boys club. A de facto England XI for ex Varsity men, who were invariably products of the public schools' system.
Corinthian came into being in 1882. Professionalism was still outlawed, but the influence of the  northern and midland clubs who gave assistance to their working class players was on the rise. 6 of the England team to face Scotland in 1882 came from Lancashire, Sheffield or midlands clubs- the regions in which professional football was about to flourish.
N.L Jackson's reasoning for the founding of Corinthian FC is often reported as being to ensure that England were able to keep pace with Scotland on the international front. Their role, however, was also to preserve an amateur foothold in the higher reaches of the English game.
Amateurs, of course, could play for whomsoever they wished to. We read of England XIs in the 1890s as being 'entirely Corinthians' but one could be a member of Corinthian FC and play occasionally or go on tour with them whilst still being primarily a member of another club.
There have, however, been 17 men who represented England whilst Corinthian was their primary club.


Cecil White (left half) 

apps

 1888
  



Henfrey
Arthur Henfrey (half back / forward

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goals

 1891-96
 5
 2



Anthony  Hossack (right half

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1892-94
 2



Smith
Gilbert Oswald Smith (centre forward) 

apps
goals
 capt
 1893-1901
 20
11
14

Smith has been described as the greatest player of the 19th century.

Lodge 
Vaughan Lodge (fullback) 

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1894-96



Lodge's parents were Welsh. It appears that he drowned himself whilst suffering from depression.

W.J. Oakley (fullback)   

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 capt
1895-1901
16

1

Middleditch 
Bernard Middleditch (right half

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1897
1




Geoffrey Wilson (inside left) 

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goals
1900
2
1



Foster
  • Reginald Erskine 'Tip'  Foster  (inside forward) 

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    goals
     capt
    1900-02
    5
    3 

  • The only man to captain England at football and cricket.
Fry
C B Fry (righback) 

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1901
 1



The legendary great all rounder.

Corbett
Bertie Corbett  (outside left)

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1901
1



Corbett was the author of The Annals of the Corinthian F. C. (1906).


K.E Hegan (outside forward)


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goals

1923 
4
4


Later to become Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Edward Heg

Norman Creek (forward) 

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1923 
1



Creek was a  decorated pilot from the 1914-18 war and the author of  The History of the Corinthian Football Club (1933) 

  Basil Patchitt  (fullback or half back)

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1923 
2



Bower
Alfred George 'Baishe'  Bower (fullback)

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     capt
    1923-27
     5

     3

Bower was the last amateur to captain England and the last amateur to play for England in the Home Championship.


Doggart
Graham Doggart (inside left)


apps
goals
 capt
 1923
 1

 1

I read a description of Graham Doggart as being a 'useful' footballer. His goalscoring record for Corinthian (1919-1933) suggests a degree of understatement there:  appearances 203 goals 207.


Ashton
  • Claude Ashton (centre forward)   

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     capt
     1925
     1

     1


27.1.15

Smart Arridge


Smart Arridge's parents were both English, his father was from Lincolnshire and his mother from Durham. Smart himself was born in Southwick (Sunderland).
The family moved to Bangor in north Wales and Smart, along with his brother* played for Bangor City. Smart played at left back.
In 1892 Smart joined Bootle ( then in Division 2). The following season he joined Everton, for whom he made 56 first team appearances up until his move to New Brighton Tower in 1898. In 3 seasons at Tower Arridge made 88 appearances and scored his only 2 League goals. In 1901 he moved on to Stockport County (67 appearances). in 1903 he returned to Bangor City (he was employed as a ticket collector on the pier).
Under the international qualification rules of the time Smart was only eligible to play for England (the Goodall brothers provide a good illustration of these rules in action). However, between 1892 and 1899 he played 8 internationals for Wales (w 1 d 2 l 5 ) , captaining the side on one occasion (a 4-0 defeat to England in 1899) .

* The Bangor City website confuses the 2 brothers, claiming 'Smart' as a nickname for W.G. Arridge. I have viewed Smart Arridge's baptismal record- Smart was his given name ( he also named his own son Smart). Census records show his brother, William, to be 4 years his senior.

25.1.15

Copa Julio Roca

A very dapper Brazil -winners in 1914. Goalkeepers are different- Marcos sports a bow tie. 

Copa Julio Roca was a very irregular competition in which Brazil played Argentina for a succession of different trophies.
During 'our' era (pre Northern Hemisphere summer 1937) it was contested 3 times.

1914
Argentina 0 Brazil 1
27.09.14 at Club Gimnasia y Esgrima, Buenos Aires. Attendance 17,000.
The Argentina side represented a dissident association, but FIFA recognizes the match as an official international (as does Brazil).
Rubens Salles scored the winner in the 13th minute.

Argentina
Brazil
Juan José Rithner
Porteño
Marcos
Fluminense
Diómedes Bernasconi
Estudiantes de La Plata
Píndaro
Flamengo
 Carlos Galup Lanús
Estudiantes de La Plata
Nery
Flamengo
Ricardo Naón
Estudiantes de La Plata
Lagreca
AA São Bento
Ernesto Sande
Independiente
Rubens Salles 
Paulistano
Santiago Sayanes
Gimnasia y Esgrima
Pernambuco
Fluminense
Juan José Lamas
Estudiantes de La Plata
Millon 
Paulistano
Roberto Leonardi
Estudiantes de La Plata
Oswaldo Gomes 
Fluminense
Antonio Piaggio
Club Atlético Atlanta
Barthô
Fluminense
Carlos Izaguirre
Colombia
Friedenreich
Ypiranga
Francisco Crespo
Tigre
Arnaldo
Paulistano

1922
Brazil 2-1 Argentina
22.10.22 at  Parque Antarctica, São Paulo.  Attendance  15.000
Francia put Argentina ahead after 17 minutes.
Two second half strikes from Gambarotta (aka Gamba) won it for the hosts.


Brazil
Argentina
Mesquita 
Mack--Portuguesa
Américo Tesoriere
Boca Juniors
Grané
Corinthians de Jundiai
Adolfo Celli
Newell's Old Boys
Clodô 
Paulistano
Pedro Castoldi
Sportivo Barracas
Abatte
Paulistano
Alfredo Chabrolín
Newell's Old Boys
Faragassi 
Ypiranga
Ángel Médici
Boca Juniors
Nesi
São Cristóvão
Emilio Solari
Nueva Chicago
Leite de Castro 
Botafogo
Julio Rivet
Club Del Plata
sub Brasileiro
Minas Gerais
Ángel Chiessa
Huracán
Zezé
Fluminense
José Gaslini
Alvear
Gambarotta 
Corinthians
Juan Francia
Rosario Central
Tepet
Ypiranga
Marcelo de Césari
Boca Juniors
Osses 
Ypiranga





The crowd at Parque Antarctica- a well turned out bunch.

1923
Argentina 2-0 Brazil
09.12.23 at Campo do Barracas Buenos Aires.  
Dino scored an own goal, Cesareo Onzari got the second.


Argentina
Brazil
Américo Tesoriere
Boca Juniors
Nélson
Vasco da Gama
Ludovico Bidoglio
Boca Juniors
Pennaforte
Flamengo
Juan Carlos Iribarren
Argentinos Jrs
Alemão
Botafogo
Ángel Médici
Boca Juniors
Mica
Botafogo Bahia
Roberto Seregni
Racing Club de Avellaneda
sub Soda
Americano Campos
Emilio Solari
Nueva Chicago
Nesi
São Cristóvão
Adán Loizo
Huracán
Dino
Flamengo
Antonio Cerrotti
Boca Juniors
Paschoal
Vasco da Gama
Domingo Tarasconi
Boca Juniors
Zezé
Fluminense
Ángel Chiessa
Huracán
Nilo 
Brasil
Cesareo Onzari
Huracán
Coelho
Fluminense


Amaro 
Goytacaz


Onzari