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Fred
Wheldon |
Aston Villa FC
4 appearances, 6 goals (3
on his debut)
P 4 W 4 D
0 L 0 F 15: A 3
100% successful
1897-98
captain: none
minutes played: 360 |
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Timeline |
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George Frederick Wheldon |
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Birth |
1 November 1869 in Langley Green, Oldbury,
Worcestershire
[registered in West Bromwich, December 1869].
Patrick Talbot states he was born in 1871, but
registrations prove otherwise. |
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According to the 1871
census, Fred is the youngest of six to Joseph and Eliza. They live at
Causeway Green Road in Oldbury. His father is a fireman. |
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According to the 1881 census,
George F. is the youngest of the five children, living with their parents
on Langley Road in Oldbury. His father is a foreman in the chemical works. |
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According to the 1891 census,
George F. is a steam engine fitter along with his older brother, Charles.
They both live with their parents on 41 Langley Road in Oldbury with a
single servant. His father is a manager of the manufacturer chemist. |
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First marriage |
to Emma Jane Thompson
[registered in West Bromwich, June 1893] |
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According to the 1901 census,
George F. is a beer house keeper, now married to Emma, with one child,
Bernard. They live at 23 Langley Green Road in Oldbury. |
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"George Frederick
Wheldon, the Worcester cricket professional and an Aston Villa and West
Bromwich footballer, has obtained a decree nisi on the ground of his
wife's misconduct with a man named Zachariah York." -
Aberdeen Daily Journal, Friday, 22 November 1901 |
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Second marriage |
to Ann Laura Margrett
[registered in Westbury-on-Severn, March 1903] |
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According to the 1911 census,
George Frederick is a publican and has remarried, to Annie, and they have
three more children, Edward, Norris and Freda. Along with Bernard, they
live at The Farrier's Arms, on Farrier Street in Worcester. |
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According to the 1921 census,
George Frederick is a licensed victualler and is still married, to Annie, and they have
one more son, Ronald James. All seven of the family still live at The
Farrier's Arms. |
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Death |
13 January 1924
at the Farrier's Arms in Worcester, aged
54 years 73 days
[registered in Worcester]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his career with Rood
End White Star FC. Also played with Langley Green Victoria FC, from where
he had a trial with West Bromwich Albion FC in 1888. It was Small Heath FC
that signed Wheldon in 1890, joining Aston Villa FC in June 1896.
After completing 123 league matches, and scoring 68 goals, Wheldon
joined West Bromwich Albion FC in June 1900. West Brom offered £100,
whereas Villa wanted a £300 transfer fee. Queen's Park Rangers FC on
31 December 1901. Portsmouth FC signed Wheldon in 1902. Joined Worcester
City FC, of the Birmingham League, on 13 June 1904, where he served as
club captain. Wheldon retired on 3 January 1907. |
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Notes |
"PLAYERS AND PUBLIC HOUSE LICENCES
"The directors of Aston Villa have taken a firm
stand on the question of players conducting public houses. That matter has
been brought to head in consequence of Fred Wheldon, the old international
inside left, for whose transfer the Villa paid an unprecedented sum a few
years ago, declaring his intention to become a licensee. The directors
have refused to re-engage him under these circumstances, and as he
persists in his resolve, his severance from the club seems inevitable. He
is mentioned as a probable recruit for West Bromwich, but he states that
no steps have been taken in this direction."
- The Leeds Mercury, Friday, 4 May 1900. |
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Club honours |
Football League Divsion
Two winners 1892-93; Football League
Champions 1896-97, 1898-99, 1899-1900;
FA Cup winners 1896-97; Sheriff of
London's Charity shield shared 1898-99, runners-up 1899-1900; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(four appearances)
Top goalscorer of Football League Division
Two (24, 1892-93), Division One (21, 1897-98) |
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Distinctions |
Also
played cricket for Worcestershire CC
(1899-1906) and later for Carmarthenshire. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8½", 11st.
7lbs [1897], 5'
8", 11st.
7lbs [1903]. |
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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 five who became the 229th players
(232) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside/outside-left |
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First match |
No.
59,
20 February 1897, England
6
Ireland 0,
a British Championship match at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground,
Brook Lane, West Bridgford, Nottingham, aged
27 years 111 days.
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Last match |
No. 64, 2 April 1898, Scotland 1
England 3, a British Championship match at Celtic Park, Kerrydale Street,
Parkhead, Glasgow, aged
28 years 152 days.
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1896-97, 1897-98; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1897-98; |
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Individual honours |
England's
Top Goalscorer (three 1898) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.266. |
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Fred Wheldon - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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4 |
4 |
4 |
360 |
6 |
60
min |
6 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Fred Wheldon
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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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 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
| All
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British Championship |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
+12 |
0 |
2 |
3.75 |
0.75 |
100.0 |
+4 |
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Fred Wheldon
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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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 1896-97 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1897-98 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
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BC
All |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
+12 |
0 |
2 |
3.75 |
0.75 |
100.0 |
+4 |
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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 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
+12 |
0 |
2 |
3.75 |
0.75 |
100.0 |
+4 |
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All |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
3 |
+12 |
0 |
2 |
3.75 |
0.75 |
100.0 |
+4 |
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Fred Wheldon
- Match History |
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Club: Aston
Villa F.C. - 4 full appearances |
F.A. International
Select Committee - 4
full capsx
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Age 27 |
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1 |
59 |
20 February 1897 -
England
6
Ireland 0,
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground,
Nottingham |
BC |
HW |
Start
27,30,55 |
il |
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Age
28 |
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2 |
62 |
5 March 1898 - Ireland 2 England 3,
Cliftonville Gardens,
Belfast |
BC |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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3 |
63 |
28 March 1898 -
Wales 0 England 3,
The
Racecourse,
Wrexham |
AW |
Start
9, 75 |
il |
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4 |
64 |
2 April 1898 - Scotland 1 England 3,
Celtic Park, Glasgow |
AW |
Start
3 |
il |
Notes
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CG
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