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George Cotterill

Old Brightonians AFC & Corinthians FC

 two captaincies, one goal

P 2 W 2 D 0 L 0 F 11: A 3
100% successful
1889-93

full appearances: four
minutes as captain: 180

 
  Major George Huth Cotterill MA
Birth Saturday, 4 April 1868 at 5 Arlington Villas in Brighton, Sussex
  registered unnamed in Brighton April-June 1868
Death Sunday, 1 October 1950 in Llandaff, Glamorgan, in Wales
aged 82 years 180 days registered as George R. in Cardiff October-December 1950

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career
Club(s) Attended and played for Brighton College between 1882 and 1886, being the captain in his final three years. Then attended Trinity College and played for Cambridge University and earning his blue between 1888 and 1891, being the captain in 1890. Consequently played for the Old Brightonians FC team and also assisted Weybridge FC, Burgess Hill FC and Newbury FC.
Corinthians 1886-98 (65 appearances as centre-forward, 53 goals).
Club honours None
Individual honours Surrey FA and Sussex FA
Distinctions A typical example of the victorian games all-rounder. At cricket he played for Cambridge University 1888-89 (without getting a Blue) and Sussex 1886-90. Blackheath and Corinthians and later Richmond, as well as Surrey, twice at Rugby. He was also a multi-event athlete - track, field and rowing.
Height/Weight over 6' 3", weight unknown [?].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Captain Career
Captain number The 21st player to captain England.
Player number One of five who became the 174th players (177) to appear for England.
Position(s) Centre-forward
First match No. 47, 25 February 1893, England 6 Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Wellington Road Football Ground, Perry Barr, Handsworth, aged 24 years 327 days.
Last match
36 days		 No. 49, 1 April 1893, England 5 Scotland 2, a British Championship match at Athletic Ground, Kew Foot Road, Richmond, London, aged 24 years 362 days.
Major tournaments British Championships 1892-93;
Team honours British Championships winners 1892-93;
Individual honours None

Captain Record
 
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.5 1.5 100 +2
Both of his matches were played in the British Championship competition and at a home venue

Captain Opposition Record
Opposition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Scotland 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
Ireland 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 0 0 6.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Captain Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1892-93 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 +2
BC All 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.50 1.50 100.0 +2
2 2 0 0 11 3 +8 0 0 5.5 1.5 100 +2

Captain History

  Club: Old Brightonians F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - 2ᶜ (180 min) 1ᵍ

F.A. International Select Committee - 2ᶜ (180 min) 1ᵍx


capts match match details comp res. appearance pos

Age 24
1 47 25 February 1893 - England 6 Ireland 1
Wellington Road Football Ground, Handsworth		 BC HW third app cf
  
2 49 1 April 1893 - England 5 Scotland 2
 Athletic Ground, Richmond		 BC HW fourth & final
65		 cf
  
 
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