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Bill
Oakley |
Oxford
University AFC & Corinthians FC
16
appearances, 0 goals
P 16 W 10 D
3 L 3 F 47: A 16
72% successful
1895-1901
captain: one
minutes played: 1440 |
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Timeline |
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William John Oakley |
Birth |
Sunday,
27 April 1873 at 34 Castle Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
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registered in Atcham April-June 1873 |
Baptism |
20 May 1873 in St. Mary's Church, Shrewsbury |
Education |
Attended Shrewsbury School and Christ
Church, Oxford. |
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According to the 1881 census,
William is the eldest of five children to William and Emilie Anne (née
Pike), living at 34
Castle Street in Shrewsbury. They have four servants. His father is a malster brewer. |
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According to the
1891 census, William J. is a boarder at the Kingsland Grammar school in
Atcham. His family now live at 'Lucerne', 116 Oakley Street in Shrewsbury. |
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According to
the 1901
census, William J. is an assistant schoolmaster boarding at the Ludgrove
School in Monken Hadley area of Barnet. But his family now live at 76 Preston Gubbals in Shrewsbury. |
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(His mother died 14 May
1908 at Preston Gubbals) According to the 1911
census, William is a schoolmaster at
Ludgrove School, alongside Gilbert Smith. His father is now
widowed and is a farmer living at Lea Hale, Harmer Hill in Shropshire.
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According to the 1921
census, William is still a schoolmaster at Ludgrove School,
still alongside Gilbert Smith. (His father died at Harmer Hill on 2
November 1922) |
Death |
Tuesday, 18 September
1934 in Cumberland Infirmary, Carlisle, Cumberland He died from
his injuries the day after his car had overturned near Carlisle. He was
returning from a holiday in Scotland. |
aged
61 years 144 days |
registered in Carlisle July-September 1934 |
"MOTORIST'S DEATH IN CUMBERLAND
INFIRMARY.
"The death took place last night in
Cumberland Infirmary of William John Oakley, of Ludgrove, Cockfosters,
Herts, a retired schoolmaster, aged 61. On Monday afternoon he was
motoring on Scotland-road, Carlisle, when passing a motorlorry his car
skilled and collided with a motor 'bus. Mr. Oakley was picked out of
the wreckage with severe head injuries." - The Lancashire
Daily Post/Liverpool Echo, Wednesday, 19
September 1934. |
Obituary |
"FAMOUS FOOTBALLER DEAD
"The death is announced to-day of William John Oakley, one of the most
famous of football full-backs in the closing years of the last century.
Oakley was injured in a motor-car accident at Carlisle on Tuesday. He had
played for Oxford University, the Corinthians, and England. He gained five
'caps' against Scotland, six against Wales, and five against Ireland."
-
Hull Daily Mail/Derby Daily Telegraph/Gloucester Citizen, Thursday, 20
September 1934.
"DEATH OF W. J. OAKLEY "The world of amateur sport has been
robbed of one of its greatest figures by the death, as a result of a
motoring accident, of William John Oakley, the former international
footballer. In almost every form of sport he excelled—football, athletics,
cricket, rowing, fives, lawn tennis, golf. Oakley played football for for Oxford
University, the Corinthians, and England. He gained five caps against
Scotland, six against Wales, and five against Ireland. Beginning his
international career in 1896, he represented his country until 1901. A
wonderful tackler, Oakley was very fast and possessed a sure kick with
either foot. He also represented Oxford in the 120yd. hurdles and the long
jump against Cambridge, and was made president of the O.U.A.C. Rowed in
the Oxford trial eights, and in the Christ Church eight; won the hurdles
for Oxford against Yale, and played in the Christ Church lawn tennis team
which won the Intercollegiate Cup."
- Daily Mirror, Friday, 21
September 1934. |
Funeral |
21 September
1934 at St. Mary's Church, Shrewsbury. |
Probate |
"OAKLEY
William John of Ludgrove Cockfosters
Hertfordshire
died 18 September 1934 at
Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle Probate
Shrewsbury
3 November to Robert Charles
Oakley retired schoolmaster and Henry Newcombe Oakley retired farmer.
Effects £19089 0s. 3d. Resworn
£19339 10s 2d."
[2023 equivalent: £1,137,860] |
"A FORMER
OXFORD BLUE. "William John Oakley, of Ludgrove, Cockfosters, Herts.,
formerly of New Barnet, the famous amateur footballer, who died on
September 18 last, as the result of a motor accident near Carlisle, aged
61 years, left estate of the gross value of £19,089, with net
personalty £16,293. "He left, besides other bequests, £100 each to Dr Barnardo's Homes, the Church Army, and the Missions to
Seamen." - The Scotsman, Monday, 26 November 1934. |
Oxford University Alumni |
Oakley,
William John, born at Shrewsbury 1873;
1S. William, gent, CHRIST CHURCH, matric. 14 Oct., 92, aged 19, from
Shrewsbury school. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Playing Career |
Club(s) |
Attended and played
for Shrewsbury School XI from 1887 until 1892, being captain in the final
year. Went on to attend and play for Oxford University AFC from 1893 until
1896. After which, he played for Casuals FC from 1903. |
Corinthians |
between 1894-1903. |
Club honours |
None |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
Also famous in
Athletics. Being President of the Oxford University Athletic Club in 1895,
representing the University between 1893 and 1896, winning the AAA long
jump in 1894 and represented England against United States in 1895 doing the long
jump and in the 120 yard hurdles, he also appeared in the trial eights.
Oakley also rowed for Shrewsbury. Played in the Christ Church lawn tennis
team, fives, weight-putting and hammer-throwing, as well as golf. |
Height/Weight |
6'
0", 11st.
7lbs [1901], "6' 1", nearly 14st.
[in his playing days]." |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
England Career |
Player number |
One of five who
became the 222nd
player (223) to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Left/right-back |
First match |
No. 54, 18 March 1895,
England 1
Wales
1,
a
British Championship match at The Recreation Ground, Queen's Club, West Kensington, London, aged
21 years
325 days. |
Last match 6 years 12 days |
No.
73, 30 March 1901, England 2 Scotland 2, a British Championship match at
Sports Arena, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London, aged
27 years 337 days. |
Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1894-95, 1895-96,
1896-97, 1897-98, 1899-1900, 1900-01; |
Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1894-95,
1897-98, 1900-01; |
Individual honours |
The
Amateurs (three appearances, March 1895-March 1897);
The South (three appearances, 1ᶜ 1ᵒᵍ February 1899-February
1901). |
Distinctions |
None |
Beyond England |
A schoolmaster by profession (MA
(Oxon)), he was joint headmaster from 1902 with
Gilbert Smith at the
Ludgrove Preparatory School. The pair also shared the Corinthians'
secretaryship (1898-1902) and the writing of a book Association Football. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.186. |
The Numbers |
parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
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captain |
17 |
16 |
16 |
1440 |
0 |
one |
The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
16 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
47 |
16 |
+31 |
1 |
7 |
2.938 |
1 |
71.9 |
+7 |
all
of his matches were played in the British Championship competition |
Venue Record
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
Home |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
23 |
4 |
+19 |
0 |
4 |
3.286 |
0.571 |
71.4 |
+3 |
Away |
9 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
12 |
+12 |
1 |
3 |
2.667 |
1.333 |
72.2 |
+4 |
Captain Record
Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
100 |
+1 |
Tournament Record
British Championship
Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC 1894-95 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
BC
1895-96 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
3.667 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
BC 1896-97 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
0 |
2 |
2.667 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
BC 1897-98 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
BC 1899-1900 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1.333 |
1.667 |
50.0 |
=0 |
BC 1900-01 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
2 |
+9 |
0 |
2 |
2.667 |
0.667 |
83.3 |
+2 |
BC
All |
16 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
47 |
16 |
+31 |
1 |
7 |
2.938 |
1.00 |
71.9 |
+7 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC |
16 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
47 |
16 |
+31 |
1 |
7 |
2.938 |
1.00 |
71.9 |
+7 |
16 |
10 |
3 |
3 |
47 |
16 |
+31 |
1 |
7 |
2.938 |
1 |
71.9 |
+7 |
Match History
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