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Reg Osborne

Leicester City FC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 1: A 2
0% successful
1927

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Timeline
  Corporal Reginald Osborne
Birth 23 July 1898 in Wynberg, Gauteng, South Africa [not registered in UK].
 

Not on the 1901 census, his younger siblings were still being born in South Africa up until 1906.
 

According to the 1911 census, Reginald is the eldest of the four children at home, with parents John William and Emily Anne (née Cudlipp), living at 'Waverley', in Netley Abbey in Hampshire. His father is part of the Royal Army Medical Corps. The census reveals that his parents had ten children, and two had died.
  According to the 1921 census, Reginald is a corporal in the McGregor Barracks, 31 St. Michael's Road in Aldershot.
According to passenger lists, Osborne, along with other footballers, was part of a tour of South Africa that returned to Southampton on 5 August 1929 from Cape Town on board the SS Arundel Castle. His address was stated as 14 Brunswick Road in Kingston.
  According to the 1939 register, Reginald is a blinds salesman, still single, and living at 8 Fullbrooks Avenue in Old Malden area of Worcester, with his brother, Frank, and sister-in-law, Kathleen.
Death Spring 1977, aged 78 years nk days [registered in Hounslow, Middlesex, June 1977].

Source

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

Playing Career
Club(s) Began playing football while he was stationed with the Royal Army Medical Corps. From where he was playing with the Watling Street Boot Company FC in Leicester. It was with Leicester City FC that he signed amateur forms with in February 1923. He turned professional shortly afterwards and remained at Filbert Street until his transfer in 1933, having made 240 league appearances, and scored just twice. On 17 November that year, he had joined Folkestone FC, as the £650 asking price was too much for the League Clubs, West Ham United FC and AFC Bournemouth.
Club honours Football League Division Two winners 1924-25; Division One runners-up 1928-29;
Individual honours None
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 10½", 11st. 2lbs [1927]. 11st. 3lbs [1928 & 1929].

Source

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

England Career
Player number One of three who became the 524th player (525) to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-back
First match No. 158, 28 November 1927, England 1 Wales 2, a British Championship match at Turf Moor, Brunshaw Bottom, Burnley, aged 29 years 128 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1927-28;
Team honours None
Individual honours England Amateur (two appearances); FA Tour of South Africa 1929;
Distinctions Brother of Frank Osborne.
Despite being born in South Africa, as a British Subject, their father was born in Huntingdonshire, thus allowing him to play for England.

Beyond England
No additional information. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.188.

 

Reg Osborne - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 0 0 min 0 none 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.

 

Reg Osborne - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home - British Championship 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1

 

Reg Osborne - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1927-28 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
BC All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1



Reg Osborne - Match History
  
 Club: Leicester City F.C. - one full appearance (90 min)

F.A. International Selection Committee - one full appearance (90 min)x
Age 29
1 158 28 November 1927 - England 1 Wales 2, Turf Moor, Burnley BC HL Start lb

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