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Charlie Wreford-Brown

Old Carthusians AFC & Corinthians FC

 two or three captaincies, no goals

P 3 W 2 D 1 L 0 F 9: A 3
83% successful
1894-98

full appearances: four
minutes as captain: 270

Timeline
  Charles Wreford-Brown BA
Birth Tuesday, 9 October 1866 at Paragon (left), in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [registered as Charles W. Brown in Clifton, December 1866].
Death Monday, 26 November 1951 at 10 Portchester Terrace, Paddington, aged 85 years 48 days [registered as Wreford-Brown and W. Brown in Paddington, December 1951].

Source

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

Playing Career
Club(s) Attended and played for Charterhouse School from 1883 until 1885, being the Captain in his final year. He moved up to Oriel College at Oxford University, earning his blue in 1888 and captained them in 1889. He had already started playing for the Corinthians from 1887 and did so until 1903. After which, he played for the Old Salopians AFC. Also played with the Old Carthusians AFC team and Casuals FC, as well as representing London FA.
Club honours FA Amateur Cup winners 1893-94, 1896-97; London Senior Cup winners 1894-95, 1895-96, 1896-97, 1898-99; London Charity Cup winners 1895-96, 1897-98; Arthur Dunn Cup winners 1902-03;
Individual honours None
Distinctions Also played cricket for Charterhouse (1883-1885, Captain in 1885) and Oxford University FC (1887) and Gloucestershire CC (1886-98).
Height/Weight not known

Source

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

Captain Career
Captain number 23rd player to captain England.
Player number One of nine who became the 157th players (159) to appear for England.
Position(s) Right/centre-half
First captaincy No. 51, 12 March 1894, Wales 1 England 5, a British Championship match at Racecourse Ground, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 27 years 155 days.
Last captaincy No. 64, 2 April 1898, Scotland 1 England 3, a British Championship match at Celtic Park, Kerrydale Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, aged 31 years 175 days.
Major tournaments British Championships 1893-94, 1894-95, 1897-98;
Team honours British Championships winners 1894-95, 1897-98;

Captain Record

3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 0 0 3.00 1.00 83.3 +2
Venue & Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home British Championship 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Away 2 2 0 0 8 2 +6 0 0 4.00 1.00 100.0 +2

Captain Tournament Record

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1893-94 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 0 0 5.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1894-95 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 0 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
BC 1897-98 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 0 0 3.00 1.00 83.3 +2

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 0 0 3.00 1.00 83.3 +2
3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 0 0 3.00 1.00 83.3 +2

Captain History

 Clubs: Old Carthusians F.C. & Corinthians F.C. - three captaincies (270 min)

F.A. International Select Committee - three captaincies (270 min)x


Age 27
1 51 12 March 1894 - Wales 1 England 5, The Racecourse, Wrexham BC AW second app ch
 Various sources cannot decide who was captain for this match, probably Charles Wreford-Brown, but possibly Cunliffe Gosling. Wreford-Brown was by far the oldest in an inexperienced team, but neither Sporting Life, Manchester Guardian, North Wales Guardian, The Times, The Field, The Sportsman, Sporting Chronicle and Northern Whig make mention of a captain
 .

Age 28
2 54 18 March 1895 - England 1 Wales 1, Recreation Ground, West Kensington BC HD third app ch
  

Age 31
3 64 2 April 1898 - Scotland 1 England 3, Celtic Park, Glasgow BC AW fourth & final app ch
The London Times and Sporting Life say Gilbert Smith was captain, but the Northern Whig and the Ulster Football & Cycling News say Wreford-Brown, as does The Sportsman, Glasgow Herald, and Manchester Guardian. The Guardian sums it up: 'Wreford-Brown, the captain, was said to be the weak spot... but he justified his selection.'  The FA's own minutes, and his own obituary, also confirm Wreford-Brown as captain.
 

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