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William Carr |
Owlerton FC
1 appearance,
2 goals against
P 1 W 0 D 1 L 0 F 2:
A 2
50% successful
1875
captain: none
minutes played: 80 |
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Timeline |
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William Henry Carr |
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Birth |
Tuesday, 14 November
1848 at 43 Hoyle Street in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire |
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registered in Sheffield
October-December 1848 |
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According to the 1851 census,
William H. is the fifth child of six children to Joseph and Mary Ann (née
Turton). Living
at 43 Hoyle Street in Sheffield. His father is a metal smith. |
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According to the 1861 census,
William H. is the third of seven children. Now at 14 Penistone Road in
Sheffield with his parents. His father still a metal smith, William is an
errand boy. |
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Marriage |
to Harriet
Lint, on Sunday, 6 June 1869, at St. Philip's Church in Shalesmoor area
of Sheffield |
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registered in Sheffield
April-June 1869 |
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"CARR―LINT.―June 6, at St. Philip's
Church, by the Rev. H. J. Barton, by license, Mr. Wm. Henry Carr, to Miss
Harriet Lint." - Sheffield Independent, Saturday, 12 June 1869. |
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notes: |
Its quite
probable that the marriage occurred the day before, Saturday, 5 June, as
stated in England, marriages, 1538-1973; Either the original data
is wrong, or the newspaper transcript. |
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Children |
William and Harriet
Carr had eight children together. amongst them, Frederick
William (b.November 1869), Lilian (b.April 1874),
Tom Lint (b.1875), Polly M. (b.1880) and
Winifred (b.1893) |
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According to the 1871 census,
William is married to Harriet, with one son, Frederick. William is a
metalsmith and they all live at Burrow Lees, Ecclesfield. |
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According to the 1881 census,
William H. is still married to Harriet, now with three more children, Lilian, Tom and Polly, all still living at Burrow Lees,
Ecclesfield, Sheffield. William is a White Metal Smith. |
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According to the 1891 census,
William Henry is still married, with their younger three children. They
live at 8 Spring Vale Road, at Nether Hallam, in Sheffield. He is a
Britannia Metal Smith and a Fish & Game dealer. |
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According to the 1901 census,
William H. is still married, and now another child, Winifred. Living at 10
Blakegrove Road, Nether Hallam, in Sheffield. William is a Silver Smith. |
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According to the 1911 census,
William Henry, married still, living at 87 Beech Hill Road in Broomhills,
Sheffield. Still a Silversmith, Tom and Winifred are living with
them.
(Harriet Carr
died at the end of 1918) |
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According to the 1921 census,
William Henry is now widowed and still living at 87 Beech Hill Road. Now
a Britannia metal smith for James Dixon & Sons, Tom and Winifred are living with
them. |
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Death |
Friday, 22 February
1924, at 87 Beech Hill Road in
Broomhill area of Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire |
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aged 75
years, 100 days |
registered in Ecclesall
Bierlow January-March 1924 |
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"CARR.―On February 22nd, William Henry,
beloved husband of the late Harriet Carr, of 87, Beech Hill Road,
Broomhill, in his 76th year. Internment Wadsley Church, Tuesday, 2.45
p.m." - Sheffield Daily
Telegraph, Monday, 25 February
1924. |
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Obituary |
"Death of Sheffield Goalkeeper of the 'Seventies
"One by one the old connecting links between football past and present are
being severed. We regret to hear of the death of Mr. W. H. Carr. Mr. Carr
fifty years ago was a very fine goalkeeper and a prominent figure in
Sheffield football. In those early days of Association Football, Sheffield
had many great players, amateurs who were not tied down to any particular
club, and sometimes played for Sheffield, sometimes for Wednesday, Albion
and others. Mr. Carr was one of these, colleagues being J. R. B. Owen, T.
H. Sorby, and the Clegg brothers. Like them, Mr. Carr was honoured by the
Football Association, and in 187[5] he played for England against
Scotland, at Glasgow. Scotland won that match by the odd goal of three."
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Star Green 'Un, Saturday, 23 February 1924, /Sheffield
Daily Telegraph, Monday, 25 February 1924
"DEATH OF AN OLD
INTERNATIONAL.
"The death occurred on Friday
night last, at Sheffield, of W. H. Carr, who was a brilliant goalkeeper 50
years ago, and who kept goal for England against Scotland in 187[5]. He
played for Sheffield Association in many of the old inter-Association
games against London, Glasgow, Nottingham, and Birmingham. Carr stood 6ft.
3in. in height"
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The Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer, Monday, 25 February 1924 |
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Funeral |
date unknown, but he is
buried in Wadsley churchyard in Sheffield. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Alan Alcott |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Carr was
another Sheffield player who crossed the boundaries of many of the town's
clubs. He was associated with the Pitsmoor FC as early as 1868. A year
later, he was running for Norfolk FC as well, who he played for until at
least 1871. Also in 1869, Carr was playing for the Wednesday Club until
early 1873. Was the
secretary as well as goalkeeper of Owlerton FC from the summer of 1873. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Sheffield FA
(1872 against London). |
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Height/Weight |
6'
3" according to his obituary. |
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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
six who became the
28th players
(28) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper;
Fifth goalkeeper to appear. |
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Only match |
No. 4, 6 March 1875, England 2 Scotland 2,
a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London,
aged
26 years 112 days. Carr joined his only match after ten
minutes. Prior to this, England played with ten men. |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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According to the census',
William Carr followed in his father's footsteps and became a Metal Smith
worker. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
Goals
Against |
GA ave.min |
clean sheets |
captain |
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1 |
80 |
2 |
40 min |
none |
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 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
50 |
=0 |
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His only match was a friendly match and at a home venue |
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