Charles Wreford-Brown was an international footballer who represented England 4 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 2nd March 1889 at 22 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 2nd April 1898 aged 31. Wreford-Brown, born on 9th October 1866, in Clifton, Bristol, has a FA Legacy Number of 159 and played as a Right Half and
Centre Half for his country.
Charles Wreford-Brown - 4 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Charles Wreford-Brown
- Born: 9th October 1866, Clifton, Bristol
- Died: 26th November 1951, Bayswater, Londin aged 85
- England Career: 1889 - 1898
- Positions whilst with England: Right Half and Centre Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Old Carthusians (4)
- FA Legacy Number: 159
- Although most probably apocryphal, believed by many to have invented the loathsome word "soccer". When asked by a couple of college chums if he would partake in a game of Rugger, he replied "I'd rather play Soccer!"
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Ireland (HC) on 2nd March 1889 aged 22 years, 4 months, 24 days
- Last Cap: v Scotland (HC) on 2nd April 1898 aged 31 years, 5 months, 24 days
- First Captaincy: v Wales (HC) on 18th March 1895 aged 28 years, 5 months, 9 days
- Career Length: 9 years, 31 days
- Starts: 4
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 4
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 4
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 4
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 2
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 3
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 1
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Half
- 3
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
- Right Half
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 4
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 4
- 0
- 2
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- GO Smith
- 3 Matches
- William Oakley
- 2 Matches
- Rupert Sandilands
- 2 Matches
- Vaughan Lodge
- 2 Matches
- Robert Gosling
- 2 Matches
- John Brodie
- 1 Match
- Frank Burton
- 1 Match
- Harry Daft
- 1 Match
- Joe Lofthouse
- 1 Match
- Alf Shelton
- 1 Match
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)
- 5 sources from 4 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 3 - 1, 2nd Apr 1898 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 4.
Age: 31 years, 5 months, 24 days. - WAL, 1 - 1, 18th Mar 1895 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 3.
Age: 28 years, 5 months, 9 days. - WAL, 5 - 1, 12th Mar 1894 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 2.
Age: 27 years, 5 months, 3 days. - IRE, 6 - 1, 2nd Mar 1889 (HC) Old Carthusians, Cap: 1.
Age: 22 years, 4 months, 24 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.