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Ernest
Needham |
Sheffield United FC
one captaincy,
one goal
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 6:
A 0
100% successful
1901
full appearances:
sixteen
minutes as captain: 90
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Timeline |
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Ernest Needham |
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Birth |
Tuesday, 21 January 1873 in Sheffield Road, Newbold,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
[registered in
Chesterfield, March 1873]. |
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Death |
Sunday, 8 March 1936
at The Royal Hospital, Chesterfield,
aged
63 years 47 days
[registered in Chesterfield, March 1936]. |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
"He took to football in his schooldays and
played with Staveley
Wanderers, whom he captained until chosen to play with the senior club of
the village, when 16 years of age. After playing for two seasons for
Staveley FC, he was signed by Sheffield United FC" in April 1891, where he
remained until his retirement in 1909.
- The Daily Independent, Friday, 13 March 1936 |
League History
464 appearances,
52 goals |
Sheffield United FC 1892-1910 225 appearances,
three goals.
debut: 3 September 1892 Sheffield United FC 4 Lincoln City
AFC 2.
last: 22 January 1910 Bolton Wanderers FC 1 Sheffield United FC 0. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Division Two runners-up 1892-93 (20 apps, 5gls);
Football League Division One
runners-up 1896-97 (29, 6gls), 1899-1900 (25), Champions 1897-98
(29, 8gls), fourth place 1902-03 (26, 1gl), 1906-07 (33, 4gls).
FA Cup winners 1898-99
(9, 3gls), 1901-02 (8, 1gl), runners-up 1900-01 (7);
The Sheriff of London's Charity Shield shared 1898; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (ten appearances); Sheffield FA;
Needham's
Benefit match was played in 1907 between Sheffield United FC and Stoke FC |
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Distinctions |
Had a brother and
nephew, George Wright Needham, who were also professionals.
Also played
cricket for Derbyshire between 1901 and 1912
(scored two centuries in a match vs. Essex, 1908). |
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Height/Weight |
5'
5", 10st. 6lbs [1899], 5'
5¾", 11st.
5lbs [1899],
5'
5½", 10st.
8lbs [1901]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & ENFA. |
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Captain Career |
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Captain number |
The 27th player to captain England. |
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Player number |
217th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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Only captaincy |
No.
72, 18 March 1901, England 6 Wales 0, a British Championship match at
St.
James' Park, Gallowgate, Newcastle upon Tyne, aged 28 years
57 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship
1900-01; |
Captain Record
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Venue &
Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
British Championship |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1900-01 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
Match History
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Club: Sheffield
United F.C. - one captaincy (90 min), one goal |
F.A. International
Select Committee -
one captaincy (90 min), one goalx
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Notes
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CG
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