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Cuthbert
Ottaway |
Oxford University
AFC
2 caps, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 1 F 5:
A 4
25% successful
1872-74
disciplined: none
captaincies:
two
minutes played: 180
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Profile |
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Full name |
Cuthbert John Ottaway |
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Born |
19 July 1850 at
5 Hammond Place, Dover, Kent [registered in
Dover, September 1850]. |
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Christened |
14 August 1850
at St James' Church, Dover. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1851 census,
the nine month old Cuthbert is the only child to James C. (1811) and Jane
(1819), living at 5 Hammond Place in Dover. They have five servants.
His father is a surgeon. |
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According to the 1861 census,
they now all live at 7 Camden Crescent in Dover. His father now a
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. Now with four servants. |
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According to the 1871 census,
the entire family have moved into the Bridge residence. Head of the house,
John Bridge, is Jane Ottaway's brother. Alongside the three
Bridge's, and three Ottaway's, their are six servants, living at 57
Inverness Terrace in Marylebone. |
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When Cuthbert married in
1877, his marriage certificate stated his occupation as a 'barrister at
law'. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Marion was living at 57 Inverness Terrace, with their daughter, Lillian,
and three servants. She subsequently left England and returned to
Canada. Cuthbert's parents, James and Jane, were living at 3
Queens Gate, Portsea. |
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Married |
to Marion
Stinson, a Canadian, on 29 August 1877 at Christ Church Cathedral in
Hamilton, Ontario. They had
one daughter, Lillian, who was born after his death in September 1878.
Remarried in June 1884 in Ontario. |
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Died |
2 April 1878,
at 34 Westbourne Place, Pimilico, London., aged
28 years
257 days. [registered in St George Hanover Square, June 1878]
Died as a
result of complications "from a chill," according to some accounts,
"caught in the course of a night's dancing." Ottaway's family
sources more plausibly attribute to "tubercular trouble". He is buried in
Paddington Old Cemetery. |
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Height/Weight |
6'
0", 12st.
6lbs [nk]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Michael
Southwick's England's First Captain [2009] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Ottaway
enrolled Eton College in September 1863 and Oxford (Brasenose) University
in September 1869 at a time when the new
Association code was gaining considerable popularity. He starred in
their first ever game, 10 February 1872, and even scored in their first
match against Radley College. He appeared in the inaugural FA Cup
competition (1871-72) for two teams, Marlow FC and Crystal Palace
(amateur) FC and he began the 1872-73/1873-74 season splaying for Oxford
University AFC in the FA Cup. From 1874, he represented Old Etonians
FC, where he remained until his retirement in 1876, when he was called to
the bar. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup Final
runner-up 1872-73, 1874-75; winner 1873-74; |
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Individual honours |
Played cricket
for Kent CCC and Middlesex CCC, as well as Oxford University, MCC, South
of England, Gentlemen of the South, Gentlemen of England and Gentlemen. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Michael
Southwick's England's First Captain [2009] |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
eleven who became the first players to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward |
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First match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, aged 22 years, 133 days. |
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Last match |
No. 3, 7 March 1874,
Scotland 2 England 1, a friendly match at The West of
Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton
Crescent, Glasgow, aged 23 years,
230 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Served on the
FA Committee 1872-73 |
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Beyond England |
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He left Oxford with
a First to become a barrister and called to the Bar in 1876. He
practiced until his untimely death. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.189. |
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Cuthbert Ottaway - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Appearances |
Minutes |
Goals |
Goals
Ave. min. |
Captains |
Discipline |
| 3 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
Two |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Cuthbert Ottaway
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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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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Away - Friendly |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
| All |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
25.0 |
-1 |
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Cuthbert Ottaway
- Match History |
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Club: Oxford
University A.F.C. - 2 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Committee - 2
full capsx
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Age 22 |
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1 |
1 |
30 November 1872
- Scotland 0 England 0,
The West of Scotland Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
Fr |
AD |
Captain |
f |
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2 |
8 March 1873
- England 4 Scotland 2, Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
squad member |
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Age 23 |
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2 |
3 |
7 March 1874 - Scotland 2 England 1,
The West of Scotland Cricket Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow |
Fr |
AL |
Captain |
f |
Notes
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CG/DR
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