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NC
Cooper |
Cambridge University AFC & Old Brightonians AFC
& Corinthians FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 1 D 0 L 0 F 6:
A 1
100% successful
1893-94
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Norman Charles Cooper |
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Birth |
Tuesday,
12 July 1870 at 15 Fleet Street in Norbiton, Long Ditton, Surrey. |
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registered in Kingston July-September 1870 |
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Baptism |
2 November 1870 at St Paul's Church, Covent Garden.
His father is stated as being a Hotel Keeper, and they live at 15 Fleet
Street. |
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NC Cooper only appeared in the newspaper to report on his cricket
scoring. |
According to the 1871
census, the young Norman C. is one (a twin with Blanche Margaret) of eight
children to Henry and Charlotte Margaret (née Stevens), living in London
Road South in Kingston on Thames. His father was a wine merchant. |
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According to the 1881
census, N.C. is living at The Cedars on Portsmouth Road in Long Ditton,
with his parents, three servants and a governess. His father, still
a merchant. |
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According to the 1891
census, Norman C., a Cambridge student, was a visitor at the home of
George Le Maistre, a retired public schoolmaster, at 125 Eastern Road in
Brighton. His family, and twin, still all live
at The Cedars. |
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(His father died shortly before the
census took place)
According to the 1901
census, N.C. works in the stock exchange, and with six of his siblings and
his widowed mother, they all live at The Cedars, along with three
servants. |
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(His mother died 6 March
1909)
According to the 1911
census, Norman Charles is lodging with Sarah Wills, a widow, at 3
Fairfield Road West, Kingston-on-Thames. He is a bank clerk.
According to East Sussex Electoral Registers, Norman Charles was living at
Woodstock since at least 1918 until his death. |
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Death |
Friday, 30 July 1920 in
Woodstock, Rosebery Avenue, Hampden Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex |
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aged
50 years 18 days |
registered in Eastbourne July-September 1870 |
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Funeral |
Wednesday, 4
August 1920 at St. Nicholas Church in Thames Ditton, Surrey |
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Probate |
"COOPER
Norman Charles of Woodstock Hampden Park
Eastbourne died
30 July 1920 Administration
Lewes
6 September to
Gertrude Mary Cooper spinster.
Effects £150 16s. 8d."
[2019 equivalent: £6,755]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Cambridge University Alumni |
COOPER,
Norman Charles.
Adm pens. at JESUS, Oct. 1889.
s. of the Henry, Esq..
b. July 12, 1870 at Norbiton, Surrey. |
Sch: Brighton
College. Matric.Michs.1889.
Football
(assoc.) 'blue,' 1891, 1892, 1893.
Played cricket for Surrey.
Died 1920. |
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Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Attended Brighton
College, making the football team in 1887-89, becoming captain in his
final year. Went on to Cambridge University and earned his 'blue' in
1891-93, again, becoming captain in his final year. Returned to play for
the Old Brightonians AFC team. |
.jpg) Corinthians |
1891-95 |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Sussex FA |
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Distinctions |
Also played
cricket for Cambridge University 1891-92 and Surrey CC (not first
class). |
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Height/Weight |
not known. |
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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
seven who became the 199th players
(202)
to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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Only match |
No. 47, 25 February 1893, England 6
Ireland 1, a British Championship match at
Wellington Road Football Ground, Perry Barr, Handsworth, aged
22 years
228 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1892-93; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1892-93; |
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Individual honours |
The Stripes
(one appearance March 1894) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information, but
census's confirms he was a bank clerk, at least in 1911. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.73. |
