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Sammy Day |
Old Malvernians FC &
Corinthians FC
3 appearances, 2 goals (1 on his
debut)
P 3 W 2 D 0 L 1 F
7:
A 2
67% successful
1906
captain: none
minutes played: 270 |
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Timeline |
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Samuel Hulme Day |
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Birth |
29 December 1878
at 7 Linden Grove,
in Peckham Rye Common, Nunhead, Surrey [registered in
Camberwell, March 1879]. |
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Baptism |
13 June 1879
in Nunhead |
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According to the 1881 census,
Samuel H. is is the fourth of five children and the only son to Sydney Townsend
and Evelyn Ada (née Godden). They live at Newton House in Lewisham, along with the
in-laws and five servants. His father is a wine merchant. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Samuel H. now has three younger brothers, and along with their parents and
four servants, they live at 18 Kidbrook Grove in Woolwich. His
father is still shipping wines. |
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According to the 1901 census,
Saml H. is the eldest of two children remaining with their parents at 18
Kidbrook Grove along with four servants. He is a Cambridge student. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Samuel Hulme is joint head of the household with George Herbert Vall. They
are both schoolmasters at Westminster School. They live at 18 Dean's Yard
in Westminster Abbey alongside three servants.
According to passenger lists, Samuel was on board the RMS Alcala bound for
Rio on 26 September
1913, leaving Southampton. |
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Cannot be found on the 1921 census. |
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Marriage |
to Dulce Muriel
Morrison on 31 May 1927 at St. Margaret's Church,
Westminster
[registered in Surrey NW, March 1950]. |
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According to the 1939 register, Samuel H. is
the headmaster at Heatherdown Preparatory School for boys on London Road in
Ascot are of Easthampstead. He remains married to Dulce M. |
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Death |
21 February 1950
at Marton, Chobham, Surrey, aged 71 years 54 days
[registered in Surrey NW, March 1950].
Interred
on 24 February at St. Lawrence's, Chobham.
His Cambridge University Alumni states
that he died on 9 July 1938 and is buried at Anloes, Great
Missenden in Buckinghamshire. But that is a Samuel H.H. Day from
Luton. |
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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) |
Attended Malvern
College and played for the XI in 1896-98, becoming captain in his final
year. Went on to be educated at Queen's College at Cambridge University, earning his blue in
1901. After which he became a regular for Corinthians FC in 1902-12, as
well as the Old Malvernians AFC. |
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Club honours |
FA Amateur Cup
winners 1901-02; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Played
first-class cricket with Kent CCC (1897-1919), Cambridge University
CC (1899-1902) and MCC (1909); |
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Height/Weight |
5'
10½", 11st.
0lbs [1906]. |
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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
five who became the 312th players (315)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-right |
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First match |
No. 86, 16 February 1906,
Ireland 0
England 5, a British
Championship match at
Solitude Ground, Cliftonville, Belfast,
aged 27 years 49 days.
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Last match |
No. 88, 7 April 1906,
Scotland
2 England 1, a British Championship match at
Hampden Park, Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 27 years 99 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1905-06; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1905-06; |
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Individual honours |
England's Joint-Top Goalscorer
(two 1906), England Amateur (one
appearance), FA XI Amateur (five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Spent a brief period being secretary
to the Corinthians club. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.85. |
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