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Reginald
Birkett |
Clapham Rovers FC
1 cap,
4 goals against
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 5:
A 4
100% successful
1879
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Reginald Halsey
Birkett |
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Born |
28 March 1849
in the City of London [registered in
East London, June 1849]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1851 census,
Reginald Halsey is the second youngest of four children to John and Lucy
Matilda. They live with four servants at 6 Wellington Street in Southwark.
His father is a Fellow at the Royal College of Surgeons. |
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According to the 1861 census,
Reginald H. is a pupil at John Bentley's boarding school, Silver Street,
in Calne, Wiltshire. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Reginald H. was the eldest of the four children (Perceval, Evelyn and
Louis are the others) now living with their parents in Green Street,
Westminster, along with three servants. Reginald is a commercial clerk. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Reginald H. is a hide brokers clerk, visiting the Crumden's (one of the
daughters will be his wife in one to four months, so he is presumably
engaged to her). They live at 5 Marlborough Place in Brighton. They have
four servants. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Reginald H. is a colonial broker, married to Lisette, with two children,
Gerald H. and John G.G., along with two servants they live at 18 Park Road
in Richmond, London. |
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When Birkett died in 1898,
his entry in the death duty register stated he was living in Wimbledon. |
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According to the 1901 census,
both John Guy Giborne and Gerald Halsey were pupils in Hailbury College in
Ware. Their mother, Lisette, was living in Glendale Road in Burgess Hill,
Cuckfield. She is a widow with one servant. |
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Married |
to Lisette
Crumden
[registered in Cuckfield, Sussex, June 1881]. |
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Died |
30 June 1898,
in Kingston, Middlesex, aged
49 years 94 days
[registered in Kingston, September 1898], of typhoid, following
an accident. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Attended
Lancing College, playing football 1866-67, before joining Lancing Old
Boys, then Clapham Rovers FC; also represented Surrey FC. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1878-79; winner 1879-80; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
eight who became the 62nd players
(62) to appear for England. Tenth goalkeeper to appear. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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Only match |
No. 9, 5 April
1879, England 5 Scotland 4, friendly match at
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London, aged
30 years 8 days; |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Reginald
Birkett was a member of the original RFU Committee when he was with
Clapham Rovers, and was capped by England (4 times) at both Rugby Union
also. His brother Louis played rugby for England with Reginald -
against Scotland and Ireland. Reginald's son, John Guy Gisberne Birkett,
played as England centre from 1902-07. He was an England cap record
holder, and served in World War One as a Captain in the R.F.A., where he
was mentioned in despatches and was also decorated with the Order of the
Crown, 5th Class. |
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Beyond England |
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Birkett was a Hide
& Skin Brokers Clerk in the City. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.34/FindMyPast.com |
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Reginald Birkett - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av. |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 1 |
1 |
90 |
4 |
23 min |
0 |
0% |
0 |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Reginald Birkett
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home - Friendly |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
| All |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Reginald Birkett
- Match History |
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Club: Clapham
Rovers F.C. - 1 full cap |
Coach: FA Committee - 1
full capx
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Age 30 |
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1 |
9 |
5 April 1879 - England 5 Scotland 4,
Surrey Cricket Ground, The
Oval, Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
gk |
Notes
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