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Alexander
Bonsor |
Wanderers
FC, Old Etonians FC
2 appearances, 1 debut goal,
0 goals against
P 2 W 0 D 1 L 1 F 0:
A 3
25% successful
1872-75
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Alexander George Bonsor |
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Born |
7 October 1851, in Polesden Lacey, Great Bookham, Dorking, Surrey [no registration
found]. |
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Baptised |
9 December 1851, in Great Bookham Parish |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1851 census,
Eliza (née Denne Orme) Bonsor is pregnant with her sixth child that is who became the Alexander George. His father, Joseph 1808 is a stationer and
bookseller. There are twelve servants, all living at Polesden House in
Bookham, Surrey |
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None of the Bonsor family can
be found on the 1861 census. |
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According to the 1871 census,
living at 88 Eaton Place in St George Hanover Square, Westminster, Alex
G., a scholar, is the fourth of eight children. With thirteen servants.
His father is a Magistrate Brewer. |
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On 6 May 1878, an entry
into the Great Western Railway Shareholders shows Alexander George Bonsor
as an Executor, upon Malcolm Orme's death. Living at 51 Eaton Place. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Alexander G. was now married, to a Belgian named Maria Charlotte, They had
one Lady's Maid and living/visiting The Grand Hotel in The Strand. |
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According to the 1891 census,
still married to Maria, with one child Edwina, Alexander G. is living at
Popeswood House in Bracknell Road, Binfield, Berkshire. |
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On 8 July 1891, an entry
into the Great Western Railway Shareholders shows Alexander George Bonsor
as an Executor, upon Sir Archibald Little's death. In charge of Coombe's
Brewery in Long Acre, Middlesex. |
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Alexander cannot be found on
the 1901 census, already in Belgium? |
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Married |
Three times,
firstly to Maria
Charlotte between 1871 and 1881 [no registration found].
remarried on 24 June 1893, in St George Hanover Square, to Jeanne
Marie, and divorced on 23 February 1896, on the ground of adultery and disertion.
His third marriage was to Claire Marie Silvie Kint in 1897. |
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Died |
17 August 1907
at 56 rue Locquemhein, Brussels, Belgium, aged
55 years 314 days.
[no registration found]. He left £5 to his widow. |
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Death notes |
The Index of
Wills & Administration and his Death Probrate.confirm place of death. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Keith Warsop's The Early F.A Cup Finals and the
Southern Amateurs, Andy Mitchell's First Elevens [2012] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began life with
Eton College, before moving over to the Wanderers FC. Became a part
of Old Etonians towards 1874. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winner
1871-72, 1872-73; runners-up 1874-75, 1875-76; |
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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
nine who became the twelfth players
(16) to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward; |
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First match |
No. 2, 8 March 1873, England 4 Scotland 2,
a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 21 years 152 days. |
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Last match |
No. 4, 6 March 1875, England 2 Scotland 2,
a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London,
aged
23 years 150 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Bonsor became
the second player to score on his England debut, nine minutes after the
first,
William Kenyon-Slaney. |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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A brewer by trade,
a director of Combe & Co., the family business. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.38. |
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Alexander Bonsor - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Goals
Against |
GA Av.
min |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av. |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2 |
180 (c.15 as gk) |
1 |
180 min |
0 |
0 min |
1 |
100% |
none |
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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Alexander
Bonsor
- 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 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
Notes
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