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Claud
Wilson |
Oxford
University AFC & Old Brightonians AFC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
0 L 1 F 3: A 7
50% successful
1879-81
captain: none
minutes played: 150 |
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Timeline |
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Claud William
Wilson |
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Birth |
Wednesday, 12 May 1858 at The Vicarage, in Edgehill, Banbury, Oxfordshire. |
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registered as Claud in Banbury
July-September 1858 |
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"May
12, at the Vicarage, Banbury, the wife of the Rev. W.Wilson, of a son." -
Jackson's Oxford
Journal, Saturday, 10 March 1860. |
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Baptism |
Sunday, 23 May
1858 at St. Mary's Anglican Church in Banbury. Living at
Horse Fair and his father is the Vicar of Banbury |
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"DEATHS |
...THE
LATE
VICAR OF BANBURY.—The death of the Rev. Wm. Wilson,
Vicar of Banbury, which occurred yesterday ne'nnight, at the age of 38,
has followed very closely upon that of his predecessor, the Rev. T. W.
Lancaster. The loss of such an earnest-minded clergyman as Mr. Wilson will
be severely felt. It has spread a gloom over Banbury and the neighbourhood.
In no place has that loss been more sincerely deplored than in Deddington,
where the Rev. gentleman was so well known, and where the Wilson family,
connected with it for so many years, possess the sympathy of all classes
at this sad event." - Jackson's Oxford
Journal, Saturday, 10 March 1860. |
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According to the
1861 census, two year old Claude W. is the third of four children living
with their widowed mother, Ann Rodick Wilson (née
Corbett).at 19 Eaton Place in Kemp Town area of Brighton, with three
servants. |
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According to the
1871 census, Claude is still the third of four children living with their
widowed mother still at 19 Eaton Place, where they also now only have two
servants. |
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According to the
1881 census, Claud is a visitor to the Humphrey's household in Grove Road,
Epsom. Claud is an undergraduate at Oxford College. |
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Death |
Wednesday, 29 June 1881 at
More Place, Wonham Lane in Betchworth, near
Reigate, Surrey. |
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aged
23 years 42 days |
registered in Reigate
July-September 1881 |
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"WILSON.―On
the 29th June, at More Place, Betchworth, Surrey, Claude William Wilson,
Esq., Commoner of Exeter College, Oxford, youngest son of the late Rev.
William Wilson, of Over Worton, Oxon, aged 23."
-
Oxford Journal/Berkshire Chronicle/Surrey
Mirror,
Saturday, 9 July 1881, |
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Obituary |
,%20Claud.JPG) "SAD
DEATH OF A
CRICKETER.―We
hear with much regret of the sad death of Mr. Claud William Wilson, 23
years of age, and formerly a member of the Oxford cricket eleven. It seems
that the deceased last year had a sunstroke whilst in India, and recently
had a similar attack. He was paying a visit to his uncle, Mr.
Corbett, of More-place
[left],
and there died. He was attended by three surgeons, and the cause of his
death was certified to be abscesses on the brain. The internment took
place on Saturday in the presence of a very large crowd, including many
cricketers from the district, and also from Oxford, the deceased being
also buried in his cricketing dress. The Rev. Dr. Saunders officiated, and
the surpliced choir sang two hymns and the 90th Psalm. The service was of
a very impressive character."
- Surrey Mirror, Saturday, 9 July 1881. |
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Oxford University Alumni |
Wilson,
Claude William, 4s. William, of Banbury, Oxen, cler.. EXETER
COLL.,
matric. 12 Oct., 1878, aged 20; died in 1881. |
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Two years
after Wilson's death, the Corbett family, Claud's Uncle and Aunty, presented the St.
Michael's Church with a stain-glassed window and other beautiful memorial
reredos.
Claud's mother died on 24 September 1885. |
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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) |
Attended and played for Brighton College, becoming captain in 1877. Went
on to attend and play for Oxford University AFC, earning his Blue in
1879-80-81. Played for Old Brightonians AFC. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup runners-up 1879-80; |
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Individual honours |
Sussex FA |
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Distinctions |
Played first
class cricket with Surrey in 1881. |
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Height/Weight |
not known |
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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
six who became the
57th players (58)
to appear
for England. |
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Position(s) |
Full-back |
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First match |
No. 8, 18 January 1879,
England 2 Wales 1, a friendly match at The Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington,
London, aged 20 years 251 days. |
Last match
2 years 53 days |
No. 13, 12 March 1881, England 1
Scotland 6, a friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval,
Kennington, London, aged
22 years 304 days. |
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Individual honours |
The South
(one appearance, February 1881);
England trial (one
appearance, March 1881). |
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Distinctions |
His untimely
death, aged just 23 years, makes him the fourth youngest England player to die,
overtaking AG Goodwyn by two years, and the third England player to die.
The first from the 1879 and 1881 teams. |
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Beyond England |
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'A splendid back; strong
kick; very fast and active; his unexpected demise, in June, was deeply
regretted by all who knew him' - Charles Alcock. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.272. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
minutes |
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captain |
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3 |
2 |
150 |
0 |
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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2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
-4 |
0 |
0 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
50 |
=0 |
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Both of his matches were friendly matches and played at a home venue |
Opposition Record
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Opposition |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Scotland |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
-5 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
6.00 |
0.0 |
-1 |
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Wales |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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