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Sam
Chedgzoy |
Everton
FC
8 appearances, 0 goals
P 8 W 2 D 3 L 3 F 10:
A 11
44% successful
1920-24
captain: none
minutes played: 720 |
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Timeline |
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Private
Samuel Chedgzoy |
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Birth |
27 January 1889
in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire [registered in
Wirral, March 1889].
Attended Ellesmere Port Church
of England Primary. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Samuel is the fifth child of six to Henry and Frances,
living in Worcester Street, in Whitby, Ellesmere Port. His father is a
galvanized labourer.
Sam's school admission records confirmed he
joined Ellesmere Port CofE in January 1893, leaving in July 1898. |
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None of the Chedgzoy's are on
the 1901 census, probably in Canada. |
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Marriage |
to Annie Ferrington, on 27 December
1910
[registered in West Derby, December 1910]. Their son, Sydney, was
born 27 February 1912. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Samuel is a professional footballer married to Annie, living with his
in-laws, the Ferrington's, at 15 Walton Lane in Kirkdale, Liverpool.
According to Liverpool Electoral Registers, Samuel was living at 101
Robson Street in 1913-21, as well as having a house at 31 Hayfield Street.
And
according to his army records, at the time of his attestation on 7
December 1915, he was living at 101 Robson Street in Liverpool, and he was
a fitters labourer employed by Harland & Wolf. He was demobilised on 23
October 1919, his address was 65 Olney Street in Walton. |
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According to the
1921 census, Samuel, still a professional footballer (for Everton FC), is
living with Gladys and visiting the Dorrofield's at 31 Walsingham
Road in Hove.
According to Liverpool Electoral Registers, Samuel was living at 101
Robson Street in 1921-26 with Annie. Her parents were at no.75.
And
again, according to the Passenger
lists, Samuel, a professional footballer, left with his wife, Ethel, and
daughter, Joan, on board the Minnedosa. Their address was stated as 12
Claughton Drive in Wallesey,
Samuel Chedgzoy again left the port of
Liverpool on 24 April 1924 and headed towards Montreal, Canada on the
Montcalm, a Canadian Pacific steamship. Samuel stated
himself as being a professional footballer. He returned to Southampton on
the Minnedosa on 31 July. His address on the journey was 101 Robson
Street. |
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Death |
Saturday, 7 January 1967 in
a Montreal hospital, Canada, aged
76 years 345 days
[not registered in UK].
Notes: not the 15th January |
"EX-EVERTON WINGER SAM CHEDGZOY DIES IN CANADA.
"Sam Chedgzoy, one of
the greatest outside rights of his day and certainly among the finest
wingers Everton ever fielded, died on Saturday in Montreal, aged 78. Sam,
who joined Everton from a Ellesmere Port ironworks team in 1910, was
capped nine times by England against Scotland, Ireland and Wales, with his
ability to centre at speed being his great asset. He was a one-club man,
his entire Football League career of 16 years being spent at Goodison
Park. The only break in his Everton service came as a result of World War
I when he signed up with the Scots Guards in 1915. In the summer of 1924,
Sam went to Montreal for a summer soccer coaching engagement. He liked it
so much that when he parted company with Everton in 1926 he emigrated to
Canada where he got a job with an insurance company. He continued to play
soccer in Canada and when he must have been close on 50 he turned out for
Montreal against a Scottish touring side. He last came back to Britain on
holiday some 18 months ago, his Merseyside connections still being strong
for his son, Sydney, lives at 30 Harewell Road, Liverpool 11."
- The Liverpool Echo, 9 January 1967
"The man who rocked the Soccer world with one sensational goal
has died in a Montreal hospital. He was 78 year old Sam Chedgzoy, former
Everton winger." - Daily Mirror,
Wednesday, 11 January 1967 |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
football career in Ellesmere Port playing for Burnell's Ironworks FC.
Joined Everton FC in December 1910. Member of
the Scot's Guards during the First World War.
After 279 league appearances and 33 goals, he then emigrated
and played football in the US with New Bedford FC in Massachusetts, from
May 1926 until 1930. He was 'for years a
member of the famous Bethlehem Steel Corporation's team'.
It was thought that Chedgzoy was returning to England in 1930, but
instead, went to Canada to assist Carsteel FC, a Montreal club. Still
playing with them as a fifty year old. |
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Club honours |
Football
League Champions 1914-15;
ASL runners-up
1927-28, 1930; Lewis Cup runners-up 1929; |
| Individual honours |
Football League (five
appearances) |
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Distinctions |
It is said that Chedgzoy
was the man directly responsible for a change in the corner-kick rule.
However, Arsenal's John Rutherford also scored in the same manner in the
same match. The same was also attempted in another match, where a
free-kick was awarded instead of the goal standing. It was the inconsistent
refereeing that caused the clarification in the law.
His son, Sydney, played for Everton FC
and Burnley FC. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
77/8" 10st. 4lbs [1915], 5'
8", 11st.
0lbs [1925]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Everton Former Players
Foundation. |
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"Chedgzoy's Corner Kick" |
"The first goal scored
in England under the debatable corner-kick rule following a dribble from
the corner kick was registered by a Queen's Park Ranger player yesterday
against Brentford. These clubs were meeting in a London Professional
Charity Fund match. A corner fell to the Rangers following a penalty shot
saved by the Brentford keeper. Bolam took the flag kick and dribbled the
ball a few yards before centring for Hirst to score." - The
Echo
"The game between Arsenal and Everton was
distinguished by a remarkable incident. Chedgzoy challenged the
loosely-worded alteration to the laws relating to the scoring of a goal
direct from a corner-kick. He held that a corner kick did not constitute a
free kick, and that, therefore, he was entitled to play the ball twice
before it touched another player. Chedgzoy kicked the ball about ten
yards, ran on, and then shot in. The crowd was staggered, but the referee
waved to the winger to play on. The game ended 3-2 in favour of the
Arsenal." - Monday, 17 November 1924, The Courier
"OFFICIAL VIEW OF THE RULE
"Mr M'Kenna,
president of the English Football League, was interviewed to-day on
Chedgzoy's (Everton) move in the match with the Arsenal at Goodison Park,
Liverpool, on Saturday, when he dribbled into the goalmouth from a corner
kick.
"Mr M'Kenna was a spectator, and saw the referee rule in effect
that a player might dribble with a corner kick if he wishes to do so.
""It is lawful," said Mr M'Kenna, "but it was never intended that the
corner kick should not be a free kick, However, the rule does not make
that clear."
"The rule reads:- "A goal may be scored from a corner kick
or from a free kick for an offence awarded under Law 7."
"Chedgzoy
said- "My dribbled corner kick is a new and good way. After all, a back
who concedes a corner can be suspected of sneaking out of a goal, and
therefore should be penalised."
"The idea of the innovation, of course,
is that the man who dribbles with the corner kick and then shoots has a
better chance of getting a goal than the player who centres into the
thickly populated area of the goalmouth.
Andy Ducat, the famous double
international, now manager of Fulham Football club, said to-day- "I do not
see that there is anything to be gained by this new way. If a man starts
to dribble, from the corner flag the opposing side will, of course, place
a man to stop him. After all, you can get the ball into the danger-zone
much more easily in the old way." - Monday, 17 November 1924,
The Evening Telegraph
"The Football Association will have
to give an immediate decision on the question of whether, under the new
law, it is permissible for a player to play the ball twice from a
corner-kick.
"A member of the F.A. council has expressed the opinion
that a forward may now dribble the ball into the goalmouth, but when G.
Harrison, the Preston North End outside-left, following out an arrangement
previously arrived at, did so in the match with Nottingham Forest at
Deepdale on Saturday, the referee - Mr C. E. Lines, of Birmingham - gave a
free-kick against him for playing the ball twice.
"On the other hand,
when S. Chedgzoy and J. Rutherford, the respective outside-rights of
Everton and Arsenal, adopted the same procedure at Goodison Park, no
action was taken by Mr H. Griffiths, of New Sawley, the official in
charge.
"Clearly (says the 'Athletic News') such a state of affairs
cannot be allowed to continue. Referees and players 'dunno where they
are." The dribble should be banned." - Monday, 17 November
1924, The Edinburgh Evening News
"IS AN ALTERATION
NECESSARY?"
"Mr John M'Kenna, President of the Football League, said in
an interview at Liverpool on Monday, that both Chedgzoy and Rutherford
were within their rights when they dribbled the ball from the corner at
Goodison Park on Saturday, instead of taking the kick in the old way.
""My opinion is," he added, "that the authorities will amend the corner
kick rule at the first opportunity. Certainly, something will have to be
done, because even the referees themselves seem uncertain on the point.
Either it is an infringement of the rule to take the corner kick in this
way, or it is not; and the point must be definitely settled.
"It is
true that the opposition can counter to some extent by bringing a man out
to mark the player taking the corner kick. That was done in the Everton v.
Arsenal match on Saturday, and then the kick was taken in the ordinary
way, but even when this was done there was nothing to prevent the player
dribbling if he liked.
"I think on Saturday the man who marked was
standing too far off. The point is that advantage is being taken of a
looseness in the rule which was never contemplated by those who framed
it."
"Mr Mat M'Queen, manager of the Liverpool club, said he considered
that the rule should and would be altered. Mr Tom M'Intosh, secretary of
the Everton club, endorsed this view. In his opinion, to allow a corner
kick to be taken in the new way was not for the good of the game.
"Mr
J.T. Howcroft, of Bolton, the well-known referee, said on Monday that,
having considered the point carefully, he would award a free kick for
dribbling from a corner, adding: "There is a mistake in the rules, and I
do not think it would be in the interest of the game to let the corner
kick be dribbled. A corner is awarded for a specific cause, and I do not
think a man should be allowed the advantage of dribbling up to the goal."
"'The Daily Chronicle' states on good authority that the Football
Association Council, at its next meeting, will give instructions to all
referees to penalise any player who kicks the ball twice when taking a
corner. This will be unless, of course, a second player has played the
ball. This will put an end to the new move of dribbling from a corner,
pending an alteration of the rule by the International Board." -
Tuesday, 18 November 1924, The Daily Mail. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of five who became the 390th
players (393)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-right |
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First match |
No. 121,
15 March 1920,
England 1 Wales
2, a British
Championship match at Arsenal Stadium, Highbury,
London, aged 31 years 48 days. |
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Last match |
No. 142, 22 October 1924,
England 3 Ireland 1, a British Championship match at Goodison Park,
Walton, Liverpool, aged 35 years 269 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1919-20. 1920-21, 1921-22, 1922-23, 1923-24,
1924-25; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Chedgzoy twiced
played against FA XI touring side in 1931.
Died sixteen days after Joe
Spence. |
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Beyond England |
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After retiring from playing, Samuel
emigrated to Canada in 1924. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.63. |
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Sam Chedgzoy - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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8 |
8 |
8 |
720 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Sam Chedgzoy
- 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 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1.75 |
1.25 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Away |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
-3 |
2 |
1 |
0.75 |
1.50 |
37.5 |
-1 |
| All
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British Championship |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1.25 |
1.375 |
43.8 |
-1 |
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Sam Chedgzoy
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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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 1919-20 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1920-21 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0.667 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1921-22 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1922-23 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1923-24 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC 1924-25 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1.25 |
1.375 |
43.8 |
-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 |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1.25 |
1.375 |
43.8 |
-1 |
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All |
8 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
11 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1.25 |
1.375 |
43.8 |
-1 |
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Sam Chedgzoy
- Match History |
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Club: Everton F.C. -
8 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 8
full capsx
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Age 31 |
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1 |
121 |
15 March 1920
- England 1 Wales 2,
Arsenal Stadium, Highbury |
BC |
HL |
Start |
or |
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2 |
123 |
23 October 1920 - England 2 Ireland 0,
Roker Park, Sunderland |
BC |
HW |
Start |
or |
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Age 32 |
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3 |
124 |
14 March 1921 - Wales 0 England 0,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
or |
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4 |
125 |
9 April 1921 - Scotland 3 England 0,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
AL |
Start |
or |
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5 |
127 |
22 October 1921 - Ireland
1 England 1,
Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AD |
Start |
or |
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Age 33 |
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6 |
133 |
14 April 1923 - Scotland 2 England 2,
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
Start |
or |
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Age 34 |
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7 |
139 |
3 March 1924 - England 1 Wales 2,
Ewood Park, Blackburn |
BC |
HL |
Start |
or |
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8 |
142 |
22 October 1924 - England 3 Ireland 1, Goodison Park, Liverpool |
BC |
HW |
Start |
or |
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