William Clegg was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 8th March 1873 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 18th January 1879 aged 26. Clegg, born on 21st April 1852, in Sheffield, has a FA Legacy Number of 17 and played as a Forward and
Half Back for his country.
William Clegg - 2 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Sir William Edwin Clegg
- Born: 21st April 1852, Sheffield
- Died: 22nd August 1932, Sheffield aged 80
- England Career: 1873 - 1879
- Positions whilst with England: Forward and Half Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Sheffield Wednesday (1) & Sheffield Albion (1)
- FA Legacy Number: 17
- William Clegg, brother of fellow international Sir John Charles Clegg was an accomplished athletic runner at college. He became Mayor of Sheffield 1893-99 and knighted in 1906. As a solicitor he was on the unsuccessful defence team for Charles Peace, the notorious Banner Cross murderer.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 20 years, 10 months, 17 days - Last Cap: v
Wales (FR) on 18th January 1879 aged 26 years, 8 months, 27 days - Career Length: 5 years, 316 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 2
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Forward
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Half Back
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Alexander Bonsor
- 1 Match
- Charley Chenery
- 1 Match
- Alfred Goodwyn
- 1 Match
- Ernest Harwood Greenhalgh
- 1 Match
- Hubert Heron
- 1 Match
- Leonard Howell
- 1 Match
- William Kenyon-Slaney
- 1 Match
- Alexander Morten
- 1 Match
- Robert Vidal
- 1 Match
- Pelham George von Donop
- 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)
- 15 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 2 - 1, 18th Jan 1879 (FR) Sheffield Albion, Cap: 2.
Age: 26 years, 8 months, 27 days. - SCO, 4 - 2, 8th Mar 1873 (FR) Sheffield Wednesday, Cap: 1.
Age: 20 years, 10 months, 17 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.