Harry Swepstone
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Albemarle Swepstone | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1859 | ||
| Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 May 1907 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Clapton | |||
| Pilgrims | |||
| Ramblers | |||
| Corinthian | |||
| Swifts | |||
| National team | |||
| 1880–1883 | England | 6 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Harry Albemarle Swepstone (1 July 1859 – 7 May 1907) was an English international footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Born in Stepney, Swepstone played club football for Clapton, Pilgrims, Ramblers, Corinthian and Swifts.[1]
He earned six caps for England between 1880 and 1883.[2] Nicknamed the 'Little Pilgrim' by the press,[3] Harry has the dubious distinction of conceding 18 goals in just six international matches as England goalkeeper, after making his debut in a 5 - 4 defeat to Scotland at Hampden Park.[4][5]
Swepstone was a founder-member of the famous amateur team Corinthian,[6] established in 1882, and is credited as suggesting the team's name; later to be renamed 'Corinthian Casuals'.[7]
References
- ↑ "Profile". England Football Online.
- ↑ Harry Swepstone England profile at Englandstats
- ↑ https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=RcfKAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA98&lpg=PA98&dq=harry+swepstone+goalkeeper&source=bl&ots=CcsdOIPJh8&sig=BZlXF8_pNosIYxlgQSIAdaXb2qE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDsQ6AEwBWoVChMIprqWmJnXyAIVhTgaCh13HQIn#v=onepage&q=harry%20swepstone%20goalkeeper&f=false
- ↑ http://www.foblc.org.uk/2011/05/first-to-corinthians-story-of-england.html#.ViltDKLIaWU
- ↑ http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersS/BioSwepstoneHA.html
- ↑ "Founder-member of Corinthians is neglected". When Saturday Comes. 18 July 2011.
- ↑ "First to the Corinthians: the story of England goalie Harry Albemarle Swepstone". Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries.
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