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Billy
Rose |
Swifts FC & Swindon Town FC, Preston North End FC,
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
5 appearances,
4 goal against
one clean sheet
P 5 W 2 D 0 L 1 F 12:
A 2
80% successful
1884-91
captain: none
minutes played: 450 |
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Timeline |
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William Crisp
Rose |
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Birth |
Sunday, 1 December 1861 in Euston, Middlesex |
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registered in
Pancras October-December 1861 Pancras was part of the Middlesex County Registration before 1889. |
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According to the
1871 census, William C. is the oldest of the three children, all sons, to
William and Anna Maria (née Crisp). His father is a carpenter and they live at 44½ Ashted Row in Aston, Birmingham. |
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According to the 1881 census,
William and his two brothers remain at home with their parents living at 2
Regents Park Road in Aston, both William and his father are carpenters. |
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First Marriage |
to Millicant Rigg, on Thursday, 12 August 1886, at St. Leonard Church in
Walton-le-Dale, Preston. William is living at Knowsley Street, Preston
and Millicent is at Church Brow, Walton-le-Dale. |
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registered in
Preston July-September 1886. |
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"Another Preston footballer
has entered the bonds of matrimony, viz., W. C. Rose, the North End
goalkeeper, Rose commenced business for himself as a joiner and carpenter
a few months ago, and has done a fair business. He was married on Thursday
morning." - Cricket and Football Field, Saturday, 14 August
1886. |
"AFFILIATION
CASE.
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...William
Crisp Rose, late of Swindon, and now of Preston, a carpenter, was summoned
by Dora Green, 19, single woman, of Swindon, to show cause, &c.—Mr. Boodle
appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. R.S. Foreman, for the
defendant.—Complainant said she was confined on the 14th July, 1885, and
the defendant was the father of the child.—Mr. Boodle said that the
complainant had already received £40 towards the support of the child.—The
Bench made an order on the defendant of 2s. 6d. a week till the child was
14 years of age." -
Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard, Saturday, 28 August 1886. |
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Children |
Billy and Millie Rose had one daughter together. Millicent
(b.29 July 1887) |
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(Tragedy
struck the Rose household when his wife, Millicent died a day after giving
birth, 30 July, their only daughter, Millie died three days later, 2
August 1887...living at Knowslet Street, Preston)
The 1890
Kelly's Directory of Birmingham put William Crisp Rose at 142 Brearley
Street, where he is landlord of The Leopard.
According to the 1891 census,
Wm. Crisp is widowed and is a hotel manager of the Prince Albert at the end of
Railway Street in St. Peter's, Wolverhampton. His brother, Harry, lives
with him and is also the barman. They have two servants.
The 1892
Kelly's Directory of Staffordshire states Wm Crisp Rose at Dudley Street,
Wolverhampton, where he is now the landlord of The Red Cow. |
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Second Marriage |
to Ellen Doughty Cowling, mid-1896 in Loughborough |
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registered in
Loughborough July-September 1896. |
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Children |
Billy and Ellen Rose had five children together. William
(b.1897), Edith (b.12 January 1899), Ellen
(b.20 January 1900),
Alice (b.11 April 1905) and Bessie (b.7
November 1913) |
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(His father
died on 3 August 1898)
According to the
1901 census, William Crisp is a beerhouse keeper at 157 Market Street in
the Monks Coppenhall area of Crewe. He is married to Ellen Doughty and
they have three children, William, Edith and Ellen along with two
servants. |
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According to the 1911
census, William is the manager of the public house, The Black Swan Hotel
in Bromsgrove Street, Birmingham. He remains married with one more child,
Alice, and his mother lives with them, along with two servants.
(His mother died at the end of 1914) |
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According to the 1921
census, William Crisp is now an assistant super-intendant at Britannia Life
Assurance. With his wife and four of their children (Bessie is another
addition),
they live at 7 Goodrick Street in the Vauxhall area of Birmingham.
According to the Midland Electoral Registers, from 1930, William and his
family ware living at 33 Southern Road, in the Erdington area of
Birmingham, until his death. |
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Death |
Tuesday, 2 February 1937
in Dudley Road Hospital,
Dudley Road, Birmingham,
Warwickshire, slipped coming out of a
shop near his home, and later died from complications. |
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aged
75 years 63 days |
registered in Birmingham January-March 1937 |
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Obituary |
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"The death is announced of William
C. Rose, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers and Preston North End
goalkeeper, who was five times 'capped' for England. Rose, who was
seventy-five years old, slipped when coming out of a shop near his home in
Birmingham and died in hospital from complications. He played for his
country against Scotland, Ireland and Wales in 1884, and against Ireland
in 1886 and 1891. He was a member of the Wanderers' first F.A. Cup winning
side in 1893. The funeral takes place on Saturday."
- Gloucestershire Echo/Dundee Courier/Yorkshire Post & Leeds
Intelligencer/Sunderland Daily Echo & Shipping Gazette/Leeds Mercury, Friday, 5 February 1937. |
Funeral
Saturday
6 February
1937
in Yardley |
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"Club Colours in
Wreath at Funeral.
"A wreath in the club's colours from
Wolverhampton Wanderers was among the floral tributes at the funeral at
Yardley on Saturday of Mr. William C. Rose, the former Wolverhampton
Wanderers and England footballer, off 33, Southern-road, Ward End,
Birmingham, who died in Dudley-road Hospital following an accident. He was
75 years of age. The service was conducted by the Rev. W. R. Witcomb. The
family mourners included the widow, four daughters and three sons-in-law.
In addition to the wreath from the 'Wolves,' there was one, 'In memory of
an old friend and a great goalkeeper, from Charles B. Crisp, of the
Chelsea Football Club,' and others from the service department of Wolseley
Motors and from the Britannic Staff Association." -
Birmingham Daily Gazette, Monday, 8
February 1937. |
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Probate |
"ROSE
William Crisp of 33 Southern-road Ward End
Birmingham 8 died 2
February
1937 at Dudley-road Hospital Birmingham 18 Probate
Birmingham 1 March to
Ellen Doughty Rose widow.
Effects £584 15s. 3d."
[2019 equivalent: £40,081]. |
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Ellen Rose died in 1955 |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] &
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Playing Career |
Club(s) |
"...at an early age went to Birmingham
and commenced his football with Small Heath [in 1877],
afterwards joining [in December 1882, Rose was also
keeping goal for Spartans FC, and did so on a regular basis until October
1884. During the 1883-84 season, as club captain, Spartans FC changed
their name to]
Swindon Town, London Swifts,
[He also assisted Swindon Victoria FC during 1884 and early part of 1885,
before he joined Preston]
North End [in February
1885], Warwick County and lastly..."
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1888-89 to
play in the inaugural Football League. He was released by them, and he
joined Loughborough AFC in May 1894 and but re-joined Wolverhampton
Wanderers FC a season later. He retired after making his final appearance
in an FA Cup first round replay match against Notts County FC
on 5 February 1896. - Sporting Life, 25
March 1893 |
.jpg) Corinthians |
1885 |
League History
134 appearances |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
1889-96 134 league
appearances.
debut: 2
September 1888 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 5 Burnley FC 1.
last: 25
January 1896 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 Small Heath FC 2. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1888-89 (no apps),
1895-96 (2);
winners
1892-93 (6);
Football League third place 1888-89 (4); |
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Individual honours |
Wiltshire FA, London FA and Birmingham FA |
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Height/Weight |
5' 11½", 12st
6lbs [1893];
12st
2lbs [1895]; |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & ENFA. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
two who became the 109th (109) players to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Goalkeeper;
fifteenth goalkeeper to appear. |
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First match |
No. 20, 23
February 1884, Ireland 1 England 8, a British Championship match at Ulster
Cricket Ground, Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast, aged 22
years 84 days. |
Last match
7 years 12 days |
No. 41, 7
March 1891, England 6 Ireland 1, a British Championship match at
Molineux, Waterloo Road North, St. Peter's, Wolverhampton, aged
29 years 96 days; |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1883-84, 1885-86, 1890-91; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship shared
1885-86, winners 1890-91; |
Individual honours |
The
South (two appearances, 1884-85, 4ᵍᵃ)
The
Players (one appearance, January 1886, 1ᵍᵃ)
The
North (one appearance, January 1886, 3ᵍᵃ)
The
Stripes (one appearance, March 1891, 4ᵍᵃ) |
Distinctions |
With his final appearance, he breaks the record of longest serving
goalkeeper, set by Albemarle Swepstone and Bob Roberts.
Became just the second goalkeeper, playing a full match, to keep a clean
sheet, in March 1883.
Died just three days after
Billy Hogg |
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Beyond England |
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A letter from Rose in October 1893 was
instrumental in the setting up of a Players' Union. After leaving
football, he was employed as a licensee in Birmingham and Wolverhampton
and as a tobacconist in Bordesley. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1990). Hatton Press, p.212. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Apps |
comp
apps |
minutes |
Goals
Against |
GA ave.min |
Comp GA |
clean sheets |
clean
sheet ave. |
captain |
| 6 |
5 |
5 |
450 |
4 |
113 min |
4 |
one |
20% |
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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5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
4 |
+20 |
1 |
1 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
80 |
+3 |
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All of his matches were played in the British Championship
competition |
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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
18 |
3 |
+15 |
1 |
1 |
4.50 |
0.75 |
75.0 |
+2 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship 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 1883-84 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
12 |
2 |
+10 |
1 |
1 |
4.00 |
0.667 |
66.7 |
+1 |
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BC 1885-86 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1890-91 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC All |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
4 |
+20 |
1 |
1 |
4.80 |
0.80 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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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 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
4 |
+20 |
1 |
1 |
4.80 |
0.80 |
80.0 |
+3 |
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5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
24 |
4 |
+20 |
1 |
1 |
4.8 |
0.8 |
80 |
+3 |
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