Tot Rostron was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 26th February 1881 at 17 years old, and his last was vs Scotland on 12th March 1881 aged 17. Rostron, born on 21st April 1863, in Darwen, Lancashire, has a FA Legacy Number of 84 and played as a Inside Right for his country.
Tot Rostron - 2 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Thurston Rostron
- Born: 21st April 1863, Darwen, Lancashire
- Died: 3rd July 1891, aged 28
- England Career: 1881
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Darwen (2)
- FA Legacy Number: 84
- Became the second youngest international when he was selected two months shy of his eighteenth birthday. To date still the fourth youngest player to represent England. Nicknamed "Tot".
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Wales (FR) on 26th February 1881 aged 17 years, 10 months, 5 days
- Last Cap: v Scotland (FR) on 12th March 1881 aged 17 years, 10 months, 21 day
- Career Length: 14 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- Withdrawn: 0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
- Lost
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Right
- 2
- 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)
- Jack Hargreaves
- 2 Matches
- John Hawtrey
- 2 Matches
- Jack Hunter
- 2 Matches
- Arthur Bambridge
- 1 Match
- Jimmy Brown
- 1 Match
- Fred Hargreaves
- 1 Match
- Alf Harvey
- 1 Match
- Tom Marshall
- 1 Match
- Billy Mosforth
- 1 Match
- George Tait
- 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 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- SCO, 1 - 6, 12th Mar 1881 (FR) Darwen, Cap: 2.
Age: 17 years, 10 months, 21 day. - WAL, 0 - 1, 26th Feb 1881 (FR) Darwen, Cap: 1.
Age: 17 years, 10 months, 5 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.