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Jesse
Pennington |
West Bromwich
Albion FC
25 appearances, 0 goals
P 25 W 16 D
5 L 4 F 76: A 32
74% successful
1907-20
captain: none
minutes played: 2250 |
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Timeline |
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Jesse Pennington |
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Birth |
Thursday, 23 August 1883
at 45 Maria Street, West Bromwich, Staffordshire |
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registered in West Bromwich July-September 1883 |
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According to the 1891
census, Jesse is the second of five children to William Henry Jesse and
Mary Ann (née Sedgley). His father is a puddler. They live at 3
Dartmouth road in Smethwick. |
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According to the 1901
census, Jesse has another sibling and all six children, with their parents
are now living at 65 St. George's Street in Smethwick.
Jesse is a driver. His father is an ironworker. |
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Marriage |
to Nellie Florence Shuttleworth,
on Monday, 19 February 1906 at St. Cuthbert's Church, Winson Green,
Birmingham, both living at 35 Winson Street at the time. |
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registered in Birmingham January-March 1906 |
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Children |
Jesse and Nellie Pennington have one son together.
Jesse (b.15 May 1907) |
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According to the 1911 census,
Jesse, a professional footballer, is now married to Nelly with one child,
Jesse, and one servant. They live at 33 High Street in Smethwick.
His father died on 19 April 1914. His brother, Horace, was killed in
action on 5 September 1918 in France. |
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According to the 1921 census, Jesse, still a
professional footballer, still married and with one servant, they still
live at 33 High Street.
According to British Phone Books, Jesse ran a cycle and outfitters
shop at 33 High Street in Smethwick from at least 1921 until 1934. Tel.
No. Smethwck 215, from 1931 it was SME 0215. Kelly's Directory confirms
this from 1912 until at least 1933. The same directory puts Jesse in
Shrawley, Worcestershire in 1936.
His mother died late-1934. |
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According to the 1939 register, Jesse, and RAF clerk, and Florence Nellie
remain married and are now living at The Tanhouse, on the Worcester Road,
in Titton, Stourport, near Droitwich.
His wife, Nellie, died
According to British Phone Books, Jesse can
be found at 3 Hazeldine,
between 1968 and 1970. Tel No. Stourport 3917 |
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Death |
Saturday, 5 September 1970 at 3 Hazeldine on the Hartlebury
Park estate in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire |
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aged
87 years 13 days |
registered in Kidderminster July-September 1970 |
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Obituary |
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Funeral |
cremated on Thursday, 10 September 1970
in Stourbridge Crematorium, Dudley |
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Probate |
"PENNINGTON Jesse
of 3 Hazeldine Hartlebury Park estate Stourport-on-Severn Worcs
died 5 September 1970 Probate
Birmingham
15 October.
£9831."
[2025 equivalent: £135,126]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing
Career |
Club(s) |
Played
schoolboy football in and around Smethwick. As a junior, he founded and
played for Summit Star FC, also played for Smethwick Centaur FC and Langey
Villa FC, during which he signed amateur forms with Aston Villa FC. He
turned out for Langley St. Michael's FC and Dudley Town FC, before West
Bromwich Albion FC signed Pennington in April 1903, originally as an
amateur. Pennington
was on the verge of signing for Tottenham Hotspur FC in February 1911
after a pay dispute. But
as announcements were being drafted, the deal fell through.
Pennington finally retired from playing in
August 1922. |
League honours
455 appearances |
West Bromwich Albion FC 1903-22 455 appearances
debut:
26 September 1903 Liverpool FC 1 West Bromwich Albion FC 3.
last:
6 May 1922 West Bromwich Albion FC 1 Liverpool FC 4.
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Club honours |
Football League Division Two
third place 1908-09 (35ᵃ), winners 1910-11 (33ᵃ), Division One Champions
1919-20 (37ᵃ);
FA Cup runners-up 1911-12 (8ᵃ);
FA Charity Shield winners
1920; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8", 11st.
7lbs [1910]. |
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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 four who became the
326th
players (326) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-back |
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First match |
No.
90, 18 March 1907, England 1 Wales 1, a British
Championship match at Craven Cottage, New Road, Fulham, London,
aged 23 years 207 days. |
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Last match |
No. 122, 10 April 1920, England 5 Scotland 4,
a British Championship match at
Hillsborough,
Owlerton, Sheffield, aged 36 years 231 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1906-07, 1907-08, 1908-09, 1909-10, 1910-11,
1911-12, 1912-13, 1913-14; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1907-08, 1911-12, winners 1908-09,
1910-11, 1912-13; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died 21 days after Dan Tremelling |
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Beyond England |
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After he retired from playing in
August 1922, he spent the ensuing season serving as club coach. He then
served Kidderminster Harriers FC as a coach up until 1925, and then
scouted for West Bromwich Albion FC until 1960, after which he served the
club as a life member. Worked as a poultry farmer outside the game. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.196. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
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captain |
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28 |
25 |
21 |
2250 |
0 |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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25 |
16 |
5 |
4 |
76 |
32 |
+44 |
2 |
6 |
3.04 |
1.28 |
74 |
+12 |
Venue
Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
12 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
23 |
16 |
+7 |
1 |
4 |
1.917 |
1.333 |
70.8 |
+5 |
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Away |
13 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
53 |
16 |
+34 |
1 |
2 |
4.077 |
1.231 |
76.9 |
+7 |
Competition
Record
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Competition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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British Championship |
21 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
45 |
26 |
+19 |
2 |
6 |
2.143 |
1.238 |
69.0 |
+8 |
| Friendly |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
6 |
+25 |
0 |
0 |
7.75 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+4 |
Opposition Record
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Opposition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Ireland |
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Wales |
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Scotland |
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Hungary |
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Austria |
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Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
| BC 1906-07 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC
1907-08 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
0 |
0 |
2.667 |
1.00 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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BC
1908-09 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
0 |
2 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC
1909-10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC 1910-11 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.667 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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BC 1911-12 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
2 |
+7 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
0.667 |
83.3 |
+2 |
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BC 1912-13 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.50 |
1.50 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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BC 1913-14 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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BC
1919-20 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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BC All |
21 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
45 |
26 |
+19 |
2 |
6 |
2.143 |
1.238 |
69.0 |
+8 |
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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 |
21 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
45 |
26 |
+19 |
2 |
6 |
2.143 |
1.238 |
69.0 |
+8 |
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21 |
12 |
5 |
4 |
45 |
26 |
+19 |
2 |
6 |
2.143 |
1.238 |
69 |
+8 |
Match
History
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Age 24 |
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3 |
92 |
15 February 1908
- Ireland 1 England 3
Solitude Ground, Belfast |
BC |
AW |
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lb |
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4 |
93 |
16 March 1908 - Wales 1 England 7
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff |
BC |
AW |
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lb |
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5 |
94 |
4 April 1908
- Scotland 1 England 1
Hampden Park, Glasgow |
BC |
AD |
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lb |
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95 |
6 June 1908 - Austria 1 England 6,
Cricketer
Platz, Wien |
tour |
AW |
reserve |
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6 |
96 |
8 June 1908
- Austria 1 England 11
Hohe Warte Stadion, Wien |
AW |
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lb |
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97 |
10 June 1908 - Hungary 0 England 7,
Millenáris Sportpálya, Buda-pesth |
AW |
reserve |
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98 |
13 June 1908
- Bohemia 0 England 4,
Stadión Letná, Praha |
AW |
reserve |
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