Bill
Oakley |
Corinthians FC
one captaincy, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D
0 L 0 F 3: A 0
100% successful
1901
full appearances: sixteen
minutes as captain: 90 |
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William John Oakley |
Birth |
Sunday,
27 April 1873 at 34 Castle Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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registered in Atcham April-June 1873 |
Death |
Tuesday, 18 September
1934 in Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, Cumberland. |
aged
61 years 144 days |
registered in Carlisle July-September 1934 |
Source |

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Attended and played
for Shrewsbury School XI from 1887 until 1892, being captain in the final
year. Went on to attend and play for Oxford University AFC from 1893 until
1896. After which, he played for Casuals FC from 1903. |
Corinthians |
between 1894-1903. |
Club honours |
None |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
Also famous in
Athletics. Being President of the Oxford University Athletic Club in 1895,
representing the University between 1893 and 1896, winning the AAA long
jump in 1894 and represented England against United States in 1895 doing the long
jump and in the 120 yard hurdles, he also appeared in the trial eights.
Oakley also rowed for Shrewsbury. Played in the Christ Church lawn tennis
team, fives, weight-putting and hammer-throwing, as well as golf. |
Height/Weight |
6'
0", 11st.
7lbs [1901], "6' 1", nearly 14st.
[in his playing days]." |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
Captain Career |
Captain number |
The
26th player to captain England. |
Player number |
One of five who
became the 222nd
player (223) to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Left-back |
Only captaincy |
No.
71, 9 March 1901, England 3 Ireland 0, a British
Championship match at The Dell, Milton Road, The Common, Southampton, aged
27 years
316 days. |
Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1900-01; |
Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1900-01; |
Individual honours |
The South (three appearances, 1ᶜ 1ᵒᵍ February 1899-February
1901). |