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Arthur
Knight |
Portsmouth FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D
1 L 0 F 1: A 1
50% successful
1919
captain:
one
minutes played: 90 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
captain Arthur Egerton Knight |
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Born |
21 September 1887
in Wharf Street, Godalming, Surrey [registered in
Guildford, December 1887]. Birthdate confirmed by the
1939 register.
Attended King Edward VI Grammar School, Guildford |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891
census, Arthur E. is the fifth of six children to William and Sarah A..
His father is a painter and plumber, they all live at Wharf Street in
Godalming. |
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According to the 1901
census, thirteen year old Arthur E. remains the fifth of six, remaining with
their parents in Wharf Street. His father is still a plumber and painter. |
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According to the 1911
census, Arthur Egerton is a clerk, boarding with the Cronin family, Bertha
Janet and her seven sons, at 61 Cottage Grove in Southsea. |
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According to the 1939 register, Arthur E., a home gardener, is married to
Florence E., and they live at Evelen, on Elm Grove in Chichester. |
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Married |
to Florence E.
Clark
[registered in Portsmouth, September 1918]. |
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Died |
10 March 1956
in Milton, Hampshire, aged
68 years 171 days
[registered in Portsmouth, March 1956]. Buried in Highfield
Road cemetery, Portsmouth. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
11", 12st.
0lbs [1919]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], CricInfo & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
After playing junior football in Guildford, he signed for Portsmouth FC in
1909, where he remained until 1922. He started playing for the Corinthians
club from 1921 until 1931. |
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Club honours |
Southern League winners 1919-20; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Also
played as a 'useful' batsman for Hampshire CC 1913-23 |
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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 383rd players
(384) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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Only match |
No.
120,
25 October 1919,
Ireland
1 England
1,
a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 32 years
34 days. |
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Major tournaments |
Olympic Games 1912; British Championship 1919-20 |
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Team honours |
Olympic Games Gold Medal
1912; |
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Individual honours |
England
victory Internationals (one appearance), England Amateur
(thirty appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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Knight served with the Border &
Hampshire regiments during the Great War, rising to the rank of captain. Became
a wine merchant after retiring. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.152. |
