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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, Walter, 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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"LICENSE TRANSFERS |
.—This was a special Licensing
Sessions, and the following licenses were sanctioned:—Coyney Arms,
from Arthur John Capes to William Robotham." - The
Staffordshire Sentinel, Monday, 29 March 1909. |
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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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Obituary |
"PASSING OF 'SAILOR' CAPES
"Mr.
W. E. Blant, chairman of the Burton and District F.A., sends the following
tribute to the late Mr. Capes.
"The sands of time are running out so
far as old players of Burton's glorious football days are concerned. By
the passing out this week of Arthur (Sailor) Capes, there can be very few
of the old brigade of Burton Wanderers left. I can only, with safety, name
two. One is Arthur's brother, Adrian, now resident in the Stoke area, and
the other, Isaac Moore, who lives in Hunter Street, and came to the
Wanderers from Lincoln City. Both the Capes' brothers came to the
Wanderers from a Burton Minor League Club (Hunter Street St. John's),
whose playing ground was on a portion of land which is now built Wyggeston
Street. In those hectic days of Midland League football on the Derby Turn
ground, the brothers Capes were entertainment in themselves. It was said,
and said again, that Adrian could control a ball on a shilling piece, and
then having drawn all the defence, with the exception of the goalkeeper,
he would spoon feed his brother Arthur. They were a grand side, these lads
of Burton Wanderers, and one time in their career, and when they ascended
to Division II of the Football League with a purely local eleven—after
winning the Midland League Championship—they won in 1894-5 three cups—the
Staffordshire, Bass Charity and Kettering Charity, a great achievement in
those days. And the win that brought them the Staffordshire Cup was
against such redoubtable opponents as Wolverhampton Wanderers at Stoke.
Leaving the Wanderers, 'Sailor' went to Nottingham Forest, with whom he
won an F.A. Cup Medal by reason of the Nottingham side's win in the final
against Derby County by 3—1. Going to Stoke, he was 'capped' against
Scotland, and in the same season (1903) was also an inter-league medallist.
'Sailor' was the third Burtonian to be capped, his predecessors being
George Kinsey, when with Wolverhampton Wanderers, and Chrlie Richards (Notts
Forest) and previously with Gresley Rovers." -
Burton Observer, Thursday, 8 March 1945.
"ARTHUR CAPES DEAD
"Many
of the older supporters of Nottingham Forest F.C. will learn with regret
of the death, at Burton, of Mr. Arthur John Capes, a member of Forest's
F.A. Cup-winning team against Derby County at Crystal Palace in 1898, when
from the inside-left position, he scored two of the three goals that gave
his side victory (writes A. E. Botting). Arthur Capes, who was 70, came to
Forest with his brother Adrian in the early 'nineties, after playing for
Bolton Wanderers at the age of 16. He always used to talk of the way, when
at this historic Cup game, he followed the great Steve Bloomer about with
the object of preventing him from scoring. Going to Stoke as captain, he
gained his England cap against Scotland. It was said that his brother,
Adrian, could turn the ball on a sixpence, but so far as Forest were
concerned it was Arthur who fitted best into the scheme of things. In his
playing days Arthur Capes was known as 'Sailor.' Mr. H. R. Cobbin,
chairman of Forest F.C., told me last evening how, before he came
associated with the City Ground club, he saw Arthur Capes play in that
memorable Cup final at the Crystal Palace. 'He was a great footballer, and
many will mourn him,' he added." -
The Nottingham Journal, Monday, 12 March 1945 |
Funeral
Thursday, 1 March 1945
Burton-upon-Trent |
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"a service in the cemetery chapel being conducted by Mr. Arthur
Pateman. The mourners were: Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Capes, Mr. Adrian
Capes, Mr. and Mrs. W. Buxton, Mrs. J. Johnston, Mrs. M. Beck, Mr.
A. J. Capes, Mr. A. Pateman and Miss J. Barrows."
- Burton Observer, Thursday, 8 March 1945 |
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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
his brother Adrian at St. Johns in Burton, before they both joined Burton Wanderers FC,
and then
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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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
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captain |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
-1 |
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His only match was at a home venue and in the British Championship
competition |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1902-03 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
-1 |
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