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Eph
Longworth |
Liverpool FC
5 appearances, 0 goals
P 5 W 3 D
2 L 0 F 17: A 9
80% successful
1920-23
captain:
one
minutes played: 450 |
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Timeline |
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Ephraim Longworth |
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Birth |
2 October 1887 at 19 Osbourne Grove, Halliwell,
Lancashire [registered in
Bolton, December 1887]. His school admission log states he was born 3
October 1888.
Attended St. Lukes Church of England School in
Halliwell |
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Baptism |
4 December 1887 at St Paul's Church, in Halliwell |
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According to the 1891
census, Ephraim is the fifth of six children to James and Jane E., with a
boarder they live at 19 Osborne Grove in Halliwell. His father is a Cotton
Spinner Operative.
His school admission log confirms he started school
on 1 September 1891 |
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According to the 1901
census, Ephraim is now the fifth of nine children, still with their
parents, now at 262 Oxford Grove in Bolton. His father and older brothers
are all cotton spinners, Eph himself is a cotton piecer. |
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Marriage |
to Florence May Taylor
[registered in Bolton, September 1910]. |
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According to the 1911
census, Ephraim is a professional footballer married to Florence. They
live at 53 Hanwell Street in Anfield, Liverpool. |
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According to the
1921 census, Ephraim, still a professional footballer (for Liverpool FC)
and still married to Florence May, with two children, Jack and Irene,
living at 25 Mostyn Avenue in Llandudno. |
"PRESTON FIRM TO PAY £141
"Sequel to Car~Lorry Crash
"A Preston firm of haulage
contractors, Messrs. Thomas Pickle and Son, were sued at the Liverpool
Assizes, to-day, for damages for personal injuries by Ephraim Longworth,
trainer-coach for Liverpool Football Club, and formerly full back for the
club.
"The accident was a sequel to a
collision on July 30th between Longworth's car and a lorry, owned by
Messrs. Pickle, at the junction of Maiden-lane, and Addshead-road,
Liverpool.
"Longworth said as a result of the
accident there was a place on his head where he had no feeling, and
asserted that the 'perfect heading' must be on the front where the skull
was double. He was afraid of the wound opening out again.
"I have young lads to train
and if you want them to do things properly you have to show them the right
way. If you are afraid to do it you cannot train others properly.
"Thomas Atkinson, of
Albyn-street, Preston, the driver of the lorry, contended that Longworth
was trying to rush the road crossing.
"Mr. E.G. Hemmerde, K.C., for
Longworth: According to you Longworth was doing something suicidal, and it
was merely luck he was not killed?
"Atkinson: Yes
"George Jefferson Bean, a
cyclist, said Longworth swerved and tried to get round the front of the
lorry.
"Mr. Justice Porter held that the lorry
driver was proceeding so fast that he was unable to avoid the car as soon
as he appreciated the nearness to the crossing, and awarded Longworth £141." - Wednesday, 10 February 1937, The Lancashire Daily
Post |
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According to the 1939 register, Ephraim, a football trainer, and
FlorenceM. are still married, living at 32 Valescourt Road in Liverpool. |
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Death |
7 January 1968, aged
80 years 97 days
[registered in Liverpool North, March 1968]. |
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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) |
Played schoolboy
football in Bolton before playing with Bolton St Luke's FC in the
Lancashire Combination. He turned professional with Hyde St. George's.
After which, he joined Bolton Wanderers FC in June 1907. Clapton Orient FC late in
1908. In May 1910, he joined Liverpool FC where he remained until his
retirement in 1928 after 341 league appearances,
spending part of his team as captain. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1913-14; Football League Champions
1921-22, 1922-23; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(six appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8½", 11st.
3lbs [1925]. |
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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 three
who became the 395th
players (395) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right-back |
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First match |
No. 122, 10 April 1920, England 5 Scotland 4,
a British Championship match at
Hillsborough,
Owlerton, Sheffield, aged 32 years
191 days. |
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Last match |
No. 133, 14 April 1923, Scotland 2 England 2,
a British Championship match at
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 35 years 194 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1919-20, 1922-23; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
England victory
(two appearances); FA Tour of South Africa (1920) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After retiring, he served on the
Liverpool backroom staff, firstly as coach. - An
English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990).
Hatton Press, p.160. |
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Eph Longworth - Career Statistics |
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Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
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goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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5 |
5 |
3 |
450 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
one |
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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Eph Longworth
- Match Record - All Matches |
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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 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
5 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
2.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
2.333 |
1.333 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| All |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
3.40 |
1.80 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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Eph Longworth
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
| Friendly |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
| All |
5 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
9 |
+8 |
0 |
1 |
3.40 |
1.80 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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Eph Longworth
- 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 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1922-23 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
2.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
All |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+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 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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All |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
8 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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Eph Longworth
- Match History |
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Club: Liverpool F.C. -
5 full appearances |
F.A. International Select Committee - 5
full capsx
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Age 32 |
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1 |
122 |
10 April 1920 - England 5
Scotland 4,
Hillsborough,
Sheffield |
BC |
HW |
Start |
rb |
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Age 33 |
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2 |
126 |
21 May 1921 - Belgium 0
England 2,
Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles,
Bruxelles |
Fr |
AW |
captain |
rb |
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Age 35 |
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3 |
131 |
5 March 1923 - Wales 2 England 2,
Ninian Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AD |
Start |
rb |
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4 |
132 |
19 March 1923 -
England 6 Belgium 1,
Arsenal
Stadium, Highbury |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
rb |
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5 |
133 |
14 April 1923 - Scotland 2 England 2,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
Start |
rb |
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