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Players
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Pelham von Donop Profile |
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Full
name |
Lieutenant-Colonel Pelham
George von Donop |
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Popular name |
Pelham von Donop |
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Born |
28 April
1851 in Southsea, Hampshire |
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Died |
7 November
1921 |
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Height/Weight |
- |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
von Donop was
educated at Royal Somersetshire College, Bath, before entering the Royal
Military Academy at Woolwich in 1869. He represented the academy in the
annual cricket match as well as football. He was commissioned a
lieutenant in the Royal Engineers on 15 December 1871 and the following
April was posted to the School of Military Engineering at Chatham, Kent. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winner
1874-75; runners-up 1873-74; |
| Individual
honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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England Career |
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Player
number |
One of
nine who became the 12th players to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Forward; |
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First match |
No. 2, 8 March 1873,
England 4 Scotland 2, friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London. Aged 21 years, 314 days. |
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Last match |
No. 4, 6 March 1875,
England 2 Scotland 2, friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London. Aged 23 years, 312 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 |
None. |
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Beyond
England |
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In 1899, von Donop left
the Royal Engineers to become an Inspecting Officer of Railways for the
Board of Trade's Railway Inspectorate. He was promoted to Chief Inspecting
Officer in July 1913 and held that position until his retirement in 1916.
During his time with the Board of Trade he investigated numerous railway
accidents, such as those at Witham, Essex in 1905 and at Ilford, Essex, in
1915, and also carried out safety inspections of tram services, such as
that at Warrington, Lancashire. He died on 7 November 1921 and is buried
in Mortlake. Von Donop acted as godfather to the writer P. G. Wodehouse,
who was named Pelham in his honour.-
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1971). Hatton Press, p.255. |
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Pelham von Donop
- Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals Avg |
Capt. |
Disc. |
| 2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0.000 |
0 |
None |
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Pelham von Donop
- Match Record - All Matches |
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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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Home |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Pelham von Donop
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
| Friendly |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
4 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
2.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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Pelham von Donop - Match History |
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Club:
Royal Engineers F.C. - 2 full caps |
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Coach:
F.A. International Select Committee - 2 full caps |
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1 |
2 |
08-Mar-1873 |
England 4 Scotland 2 |
The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London |
Fr |
HW |
Start |
n/a |
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2 |
4 |
06-Mar-1875 |
England 2 Scotland 2 |
The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London |
Fr |
HD |
Start |
n/a |
Notes
[Biographical sketch to
come]
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