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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

Timeline

  Ephraim Longworth
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
Baptism 4 December 1887 at St Paul's Church, in Halliwell
 

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

 

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.

Marriage to Florence May Taylor [registered in Bolton, September 1910].
 

According to the 1911 census, Ephraim is a professional footballer married to Florence. They live at 53 Hanwell Street in Anfield, Liverpool.

  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
  According to the 1939 register, Ephraim, a football trainer, and FlorenceM. are still married, living at 32 Valescourt Road in Liverpool.
Death 7 January 1968, aged 80 years 97 days [registered in Liverpool North, March 1968].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &

Playing Career

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.
Club honours FA Cup runners-up 1913-14; Football League Champions 1921-22, 1922-23;
Individual honours Football League (six appearances)
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 8½", 11st. 3lbs [1925].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career

Player number One of three who became the 395th players (395) to appear for England.
Position(s) Right-back
First match No. 122, 10 April 1920, England 5 Scotland 4, a British Championship match at Hillsborough, Owlerton, Sheffield, aged 32 years 191 days.
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.
Major tournaments British Championship 1919-20, 1922-23;
Team honours None
Individual honours England victory (two appearances); FA Tour of South Africa (1920)
Distinctions None

Beyond England

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.

 

Eph Longworth - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
5 5 3 450 0 0 min 0 one none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Eph Longworth - Match Record - All Matches
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Home 2 2 0 0 10 5 +5 0 0 5.00 2.50 100.0 +2
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

 

Eph Longworth - Match Record - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
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

 

Eph Longworth - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1919-20 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 0 0 5.00 4.00 100.0 +1
BC 1922-23 2 0 2 0 4 4 =0 0 0 2.00 2.00 50.0 =0
BC All 3 1 2 0 9 8 +1 0 0 3.00 2.667 66.7 +1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 3 1 2 0 9 8 +1 0 0 3.00 2.667 66.7 +1
All 3 1 2 0 9 8 +1 0 0 3.00 2.667 66.7 +1

 

Eph Longworth - Match History
 Club: Liverpool F.C. - 5 full appearances

F.A. International Select Committee - 5 full capsx

Age 32
1 122 10 April 1920 - England 5 Scotland 4, Hillsborough, Sheffield BC HW Start rb
Age 33
2 126 21 May 1921 - Belgium 0 England 2, Stade du Daring Club de Bruxelles, Bruxelles Fr AW captain rb
Age 35
3 131 5 March 1923 - Wales 2 England 2, Ninian Park, Cardiff BC AD Start rb
4 132 19 March 1923 - England 6 Belgium 1, Arsenal Stadium, Highbury Fr HW Start rb
5 133 14 April 1923 - Scotland 2 England 2, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AD Start rb

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