William Rawson	Oxford University AFC, Wanderers FC & Old Westminsters FC 2 appearances, 0 goals P 2 W 0 D 1 L 1 F 3: A 5 25% successful 1875-77 captain: one minutes played: 180
Timeline
	William Stepney Rawson
Birth	Saturday, 14 October 1854 as a British Subject, born in Cape Town, Kaapkolonie
	no registration found
	According to the 1871 census, William S. is a scholar at St. Peter College in Westminster. William is a child to Rawson William and Sophia Marianne (née Ward).
	According to the 1881 census, William S. is now an Oxford schoolmaster, and is lodging with the Morgan's, in Bridge Street, Brecknock St David, in Wales.
	An 1889 report by the British Association for the Advancement of Science: Rawson, Sir Rawson W. - and Rawson, W. Stepney, both of 68 Cornwall-gardens [left],Queen's-gate, London.
	According to the 1891 census, there is no William, but his family, including father and mother, William and Sophia, are at 68 Cornwall Gardens in Kensington. His marriage certificate, which will be written in three months after the 1891 census, states he lives at this address.
Marriage	to Alice Maud Fife, on 15 July 1891, at St. Thomas' Church, Goring-in-Thames.
	registered in Bradfield July-September 1891
"Miss Alice Maud Fife, third daughter of Lieutenant-General Fife. R. E., and Mr. William Stepney Rawson, third son of Sir Rawson Rawson, K.C.M.G. C.B." - Bath Chronicle & Weekly Gazette, Thursday, 4 June 1891 "On July 15, at St. Thomas's Church, Goring-on Thames, by the Rev. F. Howlett, Vicar of East Tisted, Hampshire, uncle of the bridegroom, assisted by the Rev. H. C. Littlewood, Vicar of the parish, William Stepney Rawson, M.A., third son of Sir Rawson W. Rawson, K.C.M.G., C.B., of Cornwall-gardens, Queen's Gate, to Alice Maud, third daughter of Lieut.-General Fife, R.E., and J.P." - South Africa Magazine by Ellen Stanton, 25 July 1891
	(His father died on 20 November 1899) According to the 1901 census, William S. is married to Alice M. They have two servants and live at 21 Grey Coat Gardens, in St George Hanover Square. He is an electrical engineer.
"STREATLEY LADY ROBBED―SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS AGAINST A BIRKENHEAD MAN. "At the Reading County Bench, on Saturday, before captain Cobham (in the chair), Gen. Waddington, Col. Walter Thornton and Col. Broadbent, C.B., Herbert William Jones, of 20, Stanley-street, Birkenhead, was charged on remand with stealing a gold watch and chain and a gold locket, value £14 [2018 equivalent = £1585], the property of Mrs. Stepney Rawson, of Little Orchard, Streatley, at that place, on April 1st. "P.S. Sparkes, stationed at Pangbourne, stated that he received information of the theft on April 3rd, and continued inquiries until August 1st, when he saw the prisoner at Goring and asked him to account for a watch he had in possession in April. Prisoner asked if it would be all right if he paid the money, and when witness replied that he thought not he said he was at Mrs. Rawson's with two or three servants, and when they were busy he went into her bedroom and took the watch, etc. Witness found pawn tickets on the prisoner showing that he had pawned the watch at Birkenhead and the locket at Reading. "Mrs. Rawson, who is the wife of William Stepney Rawson, identified the watch and locket as her property. She missed her watch from a table at her bedside on the night of April 1st, but she was not aware that the locket had been stolen from a drawer in the dressing table, where she had placed it some weeks previous to April 1st, until P.S. Sparkes showed it to her. She had seen the prisoner once in her kitchen, and understood him to be courting the cook. "Henry Winter, a pawnbroker's assistant at Birkenhead, stated that the watch was pawned by the prisoner for £1 5s. on the 5th April, and William Burfitt, assistant to William Rose, pawnbroker, of Reading, gave evidence of advancing 15s. on the locket in April. "A further remand for a week was granted the police, who were making further investigations into the matter." - Reading Observer, Thursday, 11 April 1910
	According to the 1911 census, William Stepney, still married, is now a Managing Director of his company. Two servants, living at Little Orchard, Streatley in Berkshire. He signed his name as W. Stepney Rawson. (His mother died on 1 March 1912)
	According to the 1921 census, William Stepney is still married, is now a consulter in Electrical Engineering, living at Cleere Meadem in Goring in Berkshire. He has again signed his name as W. Stepney Rawson. (Herbert Rawson died 18 October 1924)
Death	Friday, 4 November 1932, at The Yew Tree Cottage in Whitchurch, Oxfordshire
aged 78 years 21 days	registered in Henley October-December 1932
Probate	"RAWSON William Stepney of Yew Tree Cottage Whitchurch Oxfordshire died 4 November 1932 Probate London 12 January to Alice Maud Rawson widow. Effects £260 5s. 9d." [2019 equivalent: £18,285]
	Alice Rawson died at the end of 1945 in Henley
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
Playing Career
Club(s)	Rawson attended Westminster School, representing the school at football in 1872 and 1873, becoming captain in his final year. He then went up to Oxford University, winning a "blue" in four consecutive years, from 1874 to 1877; also appeared for Old Westminsters AFC and Wanderers FC.
Club honours	FA Cup winner 1873-74, runners-up 1876-77;
Individual honours	None
Distinctions	Refereed the 1876 FA Cup Final between the Wanderers and Old Etonians.
Height/Weight	not known.
Source	Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].
England Career
Player number	One of six who became the 28th players (30) to appear for England.
Position(s)	Full-back
First match	No. 4, 6 March 1875, England 2 Scotland 2, a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 20 years 143 days.
Last match 1 year 362 days	No. 6, 3 March 1877, England 1 Scotland 3, a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged 22 years 140 days.ᶜ
Distinctions	Brother of Herbert, first brothers to play in same match - first to debut together. Missed out on becoming the England's youngest captain by six days. Cuthbert Ottaway was 22 years and 134 days old. Died thirteen days after Alf Dobson
Beyond England
He served on the FA committee from 1876 to 1877 and again in 1879. According to his census records, he became an Electrical Engineer, following his retirement from the game. He married author Alice Maud Fife in 1891, who would write under the pseudonym Maud Stepney Rawson. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.203./FindMyPast.com

The Numbers
parties	Appearances	minutes		captain
2	2	180	0	one
The minutes here given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an approximation.

Captain Record

Venue	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	FTS	CS	FAv	AAv	Pts%	W/L
Home	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0	0	1.00	3.00	00.0	-1

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Match History