Tip
Foster |
Old Malvernians AFC & Corinthians FC
one captaincy,
0 goals
P 1 W 0 D
1 L 0 F 0: A 0
50% successful
1902
full appearances: five
minutes as captain: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Reginald Erskine Foster |
Birth |
Tuesday, 16 April 1878
at 5 The College Grounds, Woodshears Road, in the grounds of
Malvern College, Great Malvern, Malvern, Worcestershire |
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registered in Upton-on-Severn April-June 1878 |
Death |
Wednesday,
13 May
1914 at 2 Ovington Square, Kensington, Middlesex, of
diabetes. |
aged
36 years 27 days |
registered in Kensington April-June 1914 |
|
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Anthony Collis, Julian Pugh & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Attended an played for the Malvern College XI in 1896,
moved onto Oxford University, earning his blue in 1898 and 1899. He became
an Old Malvernian. |
Corinthians |
1899-1902 |
Club honours |
FA Amateur Cup
winners 1901-02; |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
Worcestershire CC (1899-1912),
as were his six brothers. Also represented Oxford University and racket
and golf. |
Height/Weight |
5'
11", 11st.
2lbs [1901]. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
Captain Career |
Captain number |
The 28th player to captain England. |
Player number |
One of four who
became the 252nd
players (253) to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Inside-right/left |
Only captaincy |
No.
74, 3 March 1902, Wales 0 England 0,
a British Championship match
at
Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged
23 years 321 days. |
Major tournaments |
British Championship 1901-02; |
Team honours |
None |
Individual honours |
The South
(two appearances, 1ᵍ 1ᶜ February 1901-February 1902). |