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George
Raikes |
Oxford
University AFC & Corinthians FC
4 appearances,
4 goals against no clean sheets
P 4 W 2 D
1 L 1 F 12: A 4
63% successful
1895-96
captain: one ?
minutes played: 360 |
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Timeline |
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Reverend George Barkley Raikes |
Birth |
14 March 1873 at The Rectory, Carleton Forehoe,
Norfolk
[registered in
Forehoe, June 1873]. |
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According to the 1881
census, George is possibly the youngest of eight children of the widowed
Martha Raikes. His father, the reverend Francis Raikes, had died in 1879,
they are both living with his uncle Robert Barkley and aunty Kate, and
their four children, at The Priory in Thrandeston Road in Palgrave. They
have three servants as his uncle is a gentleman. |
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According to the 1891
census, George B. is a boarder at Grammar School in Shrewsbury.
According to the 1892 and 1893 editions of Oxford Men and Their Colleges,
George Barkley Raikes is part of the Magdalen College of Oxford University
from 18 October 1892. |
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According to the 1901
census, George, now a C.of E. clergyman, is the only one of the children
living with their mother at Hedenham Hall. They also have a visitor, a
Miss Maud Cochrane. |
Marriage |
to Maud Cochrane, on 9 May 1905 at
Loftus Parish Church
[registered in Guisborough, June 1905]. |
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According to the 1909 edition of Kelly's
Directory confirms that between 1897 and 1903, Raikes had been curator of
Portsea. On to Lakenham in Norwich in 1904-05. Great Ellingham in 1905,
and up until this point, chaplain to the Duke of Portland at Welbeck
Abbey. |
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According to the 1911
census, George Barkley, a clergyman of the established church, is married
to Maud. They have a visitor and three servants. They live at The
Hermitage in Welbeck, Worksop. |
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According to the
1921 census, George Barkley, a Clerk in Holy Orders, is still married.
They have three servants and live at The Rectory in Bergh Apton. According to the 1933 edition of
Kelly's Directory, The Rev. George Barkley Raikes MA is living at The
Rectory in Bergh Apton, Norfolk. |
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According to the 1939 register, George B.
remains married to Maud, and he is an 'occasional' clergyman. They live at
Langbaurgh Hall in Stokesley. |
Death |
18 December 1966 in Wells, Somerset,
aged
93 years 279 days
[registered in Wells, December 1966]. |
Source |

Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
Playing
Career |
Club(s) |
Attended and played
for Shrewsbury School, making the first XI from 1890-92. Went up to Oxford
University, and earned his blue between 1893-96, during which time he
guested for The Corinthians team. Also played for Wymondham FC and
represented Norfolk FA before he retired from playing as he left
University. |
Club honours |
None |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
Also a noted
cricketer for Shrewsbury School and Oxford University, and at County level
for Norfolk and Hampshire (1900-02) |
Height/Weight |
6'
2", ?st.
?lbs [1895]. |
Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
England
Career |
Player number |
One of five who
became the 222nd
player (222) to appear for England. |
Position(s) |
Goalkeeper |
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
22 years
4 days. |
Last match |
No. 58, 4 April 1896, Scotland 2 England 1, a
British Championship match at Celtic Park, Kerrydale Street, Parkhead, Glasgow, aged
23 years 21 days. |
Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1894-95, 1895-96; |
Team honours |
British
Championship winners 1894-95; |
Individual honours |
None |
Distinctions |
None |
Beyond England |
Ordained in 1897, he was curate at
Portsea to 1903, chaplain to the Duke of Portland 1905-20 and Rector of
Bergh Apton, Norfolk, 1920 until his retirement in 1936. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.202. |
George Raikes - Career Statistics |
Squads |
Apps |
Comp
Apps |
Mins. |
GA |
GA Av.
min |
Comp GA |
Clean
Sheets |
Cln
Sht Av |
Capt. |
Disc. |
4 |
4 |
4 |
360 |
4 |
90 |
4 |
0 |
0% |
once, maybe |
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. |
George Raikes
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
Home |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
=0 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Away |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
3.667 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
All
-
British Championship |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+1 |
George Raikes
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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
All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+1 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+1 |
All |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4 |
+8 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
62.5 |
+1 |
Notes
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CG
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