Ernest Bambridge	Swifts FC 1 appearance, 0 goals P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 0: A 3 0% successful 1876 captain: none minutes played: 90
Timeline
	Ernest Henry Bambridge
Birth	Tuesday, 16 May 1848 at Eton College in Windsor, Berkshire [there is no birth registration].
	According to the 1851 census, the one year-old Ernest H. was the youngest of four children to William and Sophia (née Thorrington), all living at Eton College. William was a schoolmaster in the college.
	According to the 1861 census. eleven year-old Ernest H. is living with his parents and his three older siblings and younger brother, at 3 Sheet Street, New Windsor. His father is now a photographer.
	According to the 1871 census, Ernest H. was visiting.  Whether or not he was still a part of the family home at Kings Road, Adelaide Place in New Windsor with his parents and brothers, is unclear.  However, he was at the Butterfield's house in The Crescent, West Ham, on the night of the census (2 April 1871). He is a merchant clerk.
	According to the 1881 census, all brothers (George, Ernest, Edward and Arthur) living together at 22 Spencer Road in Battersea, London. Ernest H. was a member of the Stock Exchange. They had two servants.
Marriage	to Emily Anna Price, on 6 September 1888 at St. Stephen's Church, South Dulwich [registered in Camberwell, September 1888]. "BAMBRIDGE―PRICE.―On the 6th inst., at St. Stephen's, South Dulwich, Ernest Henry Bambridge, third son of the late William Bambridge, of Windsor, to Emily Anna, eldest daughter of W. L. Price, of Central-hill, Upper Norwood." - Norwood News/Croydon Advertiser & East Surrey Reporter, Saturday, 15 September 1888.
	"BAMBRIDGE.―On the 9th inst., at Linton, Sutton, Surrey, the wife of Ernest Henry Bambridge, of a daughter." - The Globe, Saturday, 10 May 1890/Sussex Agricultural Express, Tuesday, 13 May 1890
	According to the 1891 census, Ernest H. is now married to Emily, with one daughter, Silvia. They live at Linton, Brunswick Road in Sutton, Epsom. Ernest is still in the Stock Exchange.
	"BAMBRIDGE.―August 2nd, at Linton, Sutton, the wife of Ernest Henry Bambridge, of a son." - Croydon Advertiser & East Surrey Reporter, Saturday, 8 August 1891
	"BAMBRIDGE.―On the 22nd inst., at Linton, Sutton, the wife of Ernest Henry Bambridge, of a son." - Sussex Agricultural Express, Saturday, 28 April 1894
	According to the 1901 census, Ernest H. is now a widower, still in the Stock Exchange. His daughter, and two sons, Leslie and Bernard, now live with him at Romney House in Pembroke Crescent, Hove, Sussex.
	According to the 1911 census, now pensioned from the Stock Exchange, Ernest H. is living with his two sons at 7 Quebec Avenue in Southend.
Death	Tuesday, 16 October 1917 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, aged 69 years 153 days [registered in Rochford, December 1917].
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	He was educated at St Mark's School in Windsor. Played his football with Windsor Home Park FC, Swifts FC, East Sheen FC;
Corinthians	An original member of the team.
Club honours	None
Individual honours	Berkshire FA.
Height/Weight	not known
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of nine who became the 34th player (37) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Half-back
Only match	No. 5, 4 March 1876, Scotland 3 England 0, a friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, aged 27 years 293 days.
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	Arthur Bambridge was the younger brother of Charlie Bambridge and Ernest Bambridge. One of the elder brothers, George, was the Private Secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh. Died two days after Eddie Latheron
Beyond England
Served on the FA Committee 1876-82 and a member of Corinthian's original committee in 1882. He worked on the Stock Exchange. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.22.

The Numbers
parties	Appearances	minutes		captain
1	1	90	0	none
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

Match Record

apps	match	match details	comp	res.	rundown	pos

Age 27
1	5	4 March 1876 - Scotland 3 England 0 The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Partick	Fr	AL		hb

one of nine who became the 34th (37) players to appear for England
the third player from Swifts FC to represent England

Age 32
13	12 March 1881 - England 1 Scotland 6, The Surrey Cricket Ground, Kennington	Fr	Umpire