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Arthur
Capes |
Stoke
FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 1:
A 2
0% successful
1903
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Arthur John Capes |
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Birth |
Tuesday, 23 February 1875 in
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire |
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registered in Burton-upon-Trent April-June 1875 |
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According to the 1881 census,
Arthur is the fourth of six children to licensed victualler Edwin and Ann
(née Bryan).
They live in The Railway Inn in Little Burton, Burton-upon-Trent, with two
servants. A seventh child, Water, born and died in 1877. |
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According to the 1891
census, Arthur J., a plumbers apprentice, and his five siblings are now
living at 49 Derby Road in Horninglow with their mother.
His father
is missing on this return and will die on 25 July 1896. |
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Marriage |
to Ada Annie
Botham, on Friday, 6 January 1899 in Nottingham,
Nottinghamshire |
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registered in Nottingham January-March 1899 |
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Children |
Arthur and Ada
Capes had two children together. Sarah Ann (b.summer 1899) and Frederick William
(b.12 December 1902). |
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According to the 1901 census,
Arthur J. is now married to Ada and have one daughter, Sarah Ann. Arthur
is a professional footballer and a plumber, living at 4 Beauvale Road,
Nottingham. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Arthur John, still married and with a son, Frederick William, now just a
plumber, living at 72 Sutherland Road in Longton, Stoke. |
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According to the 1921 census,
Arthur John cannot be found but his wife, Ada Annie is at home with their
two children and two boarders at 17 Castle Street in Tutbury.
His
wife, Ada, died on 30 March 1923. |
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"Missing Friends |
...Inquiry
is requested at the instance of Mrs. A. Bryan, residing at Redbank Scone,
to trace,—Arthur John Capes, 46
years of age, 5 feet 6 or 7 inches high, medium build, fair complexion,
ligfht-brown hair, ginger moustache, blue eyes, pug nose; a labourer; a
native of Burton-on-Trent, England, and left his family there about 1912.
Last head of at the tourist Hotel, Old Bulli, in 1918." -
New South Wales Police Gazette, 27 June
1923. |
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His mother on 10 February
1925.
According
to passenger lists, Arthur arrived back in London from Australia on 9
November 1933 on board the P&O Baradine, living at Victoria Street in
Burton.
His daughter, Sarah Ann, died 15 June 1934. |
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According to the 1939 register, Arthur J. is
now a widow, living by private means, at 96 Hunter Street in Burton-upon-Trent with his son
Frederick W. and his wife Minnie. |
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Death |
Monday, 26 February 1945 at
64 Hunter Street in
Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire. |
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aged
70 years 3 days |
registered in Burton-upon-Trent January-March 1945 |
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Funeral |
Thursday, 1 March 1945 in
Burton-upon-Trent. |
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Probate |
"CAPES
Arthur John Burton of 64 Hunter-street
Burton-upon-Trent
died 26 February 1945 Probate
Llandudno
19 May to Frederick William Capes blacksmith. Effects £468 16s. 11d." [2024 equivalent £27,070] |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Started his career with
Burton Wanderers FC, before joining
Nottingham Forest FC in the summer of 1896. Joined
Stoke FC on 25 April 1902 and Bristol City FC on 8 May 1904.
On 19 September 1905, Capes signed for Langton Hall FC, of the North
Staffordshire Combination. He then spent the 1905-06
season with Swindon Town FC, scoring
five in 22 Southern League appearances. |
League honours
316 appearances 77 goals |
Burton Wanderers
FC 1894-96 57 appearances, nineteen goals
debut (division two):
1 September 1894 Rotherham Town FC 3 Burton Wanderers FC 1.
Nottingham Forest FC 1896-1902 169 appearances, 33 goals
debut: 5 September 1896 Derby County FC 1 Nottingham Forest FC 1.
Stoke FC 1902-04 61 appearances, eighteen
goals.
debut: 6 September 1902 Newcastle United FC 5 Stoke FC 0.
Bristol City FC 1904-05 29
appearances, seven goals.
debut (division two): 3 September 1904
Bristol City FC 3 Bolton Wanderers FC 4.
last (division two): 25 April
1905 Bristol City FC 2 Lincoln City FC 0. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division
Two fourth place 1895-96 (27ᵃ 10ᵍ), 1904-05 (29ᵃ
7ᵍ); Division One fourth place 1900-01 (32ᵃ 8ᵍ);
FA Cup winners
1897-98 (6ᵃ 4ᵍ); |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
His brother, Adrian, also
played with Burton Wanderers FC (1894-96), Nottingham Forest FC
(1896-97), Burton Swifts FC (1898),
Burslem Port Vale FC (1900-05) and Stoke
FC (1905-07). |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8½", 12st.
3lbs [1903]. |
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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
two who became the 288th
players (289) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-right |
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Only match |
No. 79,
4 April 1903, England 1 Scotland 2,
a
British Championship match at Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield,
aged 28 years 40 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1902-03; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1902-03; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died 22 days after
Ron Sewell |
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Beyond England |
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no added information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.58. |
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