Nevill Cobbold was an international footballer who represented England 9 times scoring 6 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 24th February 1883 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 19th March 1887 aged 24. Cobbold, born on 4th February 1863, in Long Melford, Suffolk, has a FA Legacy Number of 105 and played as a Inside Right and
Inside Left for his country.
Nevill Cobbold - 9 caps (6 goals)
- Full Name: William Nevill Cobbold
- Born: 4th February 1863, Long Melford, Suffolk
- Died: 8th April 1922, West Wrattling, Cambridgeshire aged 59
- England Career: 1883 - 1887
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right and Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Cambridge University (2) & Old Carthusians (7)
- FA Legacy Number: 108
- Known as Nuts Cobbold.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (FR) on 24th February 1883 aged 20 years, 0 months, 20 days - Last Cap: v
Scotland (HC) on 19th March 1887 aged 24 years, 1 month, 15 days - First Goal: v Ireland (FR) on 24th February 1883 aged 20 years, 0 months, 20 days
- Career Length: 4 years, 23 days
- Starts: 9
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 9
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 2
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 7
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 7
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 7
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 5
- 5
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Left
- 8
- 4
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Inside Right
- 1
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 9
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 9
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Charlie Bambridge
- 7 Matches
- Jimmy Forrest
- 7 Matches
- Norman Bailey
- 7 Matches
- Herby Arthur
- 6 Matches
- Percy Melmoth Walters
- 6 Matches
- Arthur Melmoth Walters
- 5 Matches
- Tinsley Lindley
- 5 Matches
- Fred Dewhurst
- 4 Matches
- Joe Lofthouse
- 4 Matches
- George Haworth
- 3 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 14 sources from 9 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 2 - 3, 19th Mar 1887 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 15 days. 
WAL, 4 - 0, 26th Feb 1887 (HC) 
Old Carthusians, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 22 days.- IRE, 7 - 0, 5th Feb 1887 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 7.
Age: 24 years, 0 months, 1 day. - WAL, 3 - 1, 29th Mar 1886 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 25 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 27th Mar 1886 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 1 month, 23 days. - SCO, 1 - 1, 21st Mar 1885 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 1 month, 17 days. - IRE, 4 - 0, 28th Feb 1885 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 0 months, 24 days. - SCO, 2 - 3, 10th Mar 1883 (FR) Cambridge University, Cap: 2.
Age: 20 years, 1 month, 6 days. - IRE, 7 - 0, 24th Feb 1883 (FR) Cambridge University, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 0 months, 20 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.