William Oakley was an international footballer who represented England 16 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 18th March 1895 at 21 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 30th March 1901 aged 27. Oakley, born on 27th April 1873, in Shrewsbury, has a FA Legacy Number of 223 and played as a Left Back and
Right Back for his country.
William Oakley - 16 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: William John Oakley
- Born: 27th April 1873, Shrewsbury
- Died: 20th September 1934, Carlisle aged 61
- England Career: 1895 - 1901
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back and Right Back
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Corinthians (16)
- FA Legacy Number: 223
- English long jump champion 1894.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Wales (HC) on 18th March 1895 aged 21 years, 10 months, 21 day - Last Cap: v
Scotland (HC) on 30th March 1901 aged 27 years, 11 month, 3 days - First Captaincy: v
Ireland (HC) on 9th March 1901 aged 27 years, 10 months, 12 days - Career Length: 6 years, 11 days
- Starts: 16
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 16
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 16
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 16
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 7
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 9
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Drawn
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 10
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Left Back
- 10
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
- Right Back
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 16
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 16
- 0
- 1
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- GO Smith
- 14 Matches
- Ernest Needham
- 10 Matches
- Jack Robinson
- 9 Matches
- Steve Bloomer
- 9 Matches
- Charlie Athersmith
- 8 Matches
- Jimmy Crabtree
- 7 Matches
- Tommy Crawshaw
- 7 Matches
- Fred Wheldon
- 4 Matches
- George Raikes
- 4 Matches
- Billy Williams
- 4 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)
- 23 sources from 16 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 2 - 2, 30th Mar 1901 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 16.
Age: 27 years, 11 month, 3 days. - WAL, 6 - 0, 18th Mar 1901 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 15.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 21 day. - IRE, 3 - 0, 9th Mar 1901 (HC)
Corinthians, Cap: 14.
Age: 27 years, 10 months, 12 days. - SCO, 1 - 4, 7th Apr 1900 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 13.
Age: 26 years, 11 month, 10 days. - WAL, 1 - 1, 26th Mar 1900 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 12.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 29 days. - IRE, 2 - 0, 17th Mar 1900 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 11.
Age: 26 years, 10 months, 20 days. - SCO, 3 - 1, 2nd Apr 1898 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 10.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 5 days. - WAL, 3 - 0, 28th Mar 1898 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 9.
Age: 24 years, 11 month, 1 day. - IRE, 3 - 2, 5th Mar 1898 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 8.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 8 days. - SCO, 1 - 2, 3rd Apr 1897 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 7.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 6 days. - WAL, 4 - 0, 29th Mar 1897 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 6.
Age: 23 years, 11 month, 2 days. - IRE, 6 - 0, 20th Feb 1897 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 5.
Age: 23 years, 9 months, 23 days. - SCO, 1 - 2, 4th Apr 1896 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 4.
Age: 22 years, 11 month, 7 days. - WAL, 9 - 1, 16th Mar 1896 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 19 days. - IRE, 2 - 0, 7th Mar 1896 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 2.
Age: 22 years, 10 months, 10 days. - WAL, 1 - 1, 18th Mar 1895 (HC) Corinthians, Cap: 1.
Age: 21 years, 10 months, 21 day. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.