Charles Plumpton Wilson
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Charles Plumpton Wilson was an English
amateur footballer who played at wing-half. He made two appearances for England
in 1884
. He was also capped for the England national rugby union team
in 1881, and was one of only three players to be capped for England at both Association football and rugby football
.
, Norfolk
, the son of the Rev. P.S. Wilson of West Pinchbeck Parsonage, Spalding, Lincolnshire
. He was educated at Uppingham School
and Marlborough College
where he was a member of the cricket eleven in 1876 and 1877 and of the football team in 1876.
He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge
, where he proved an outstanding all-round sportsman. He represented the University in the twenty-five mile bicycle race against Oxford in 1879, won his "blue" at rugby football
in each of the years from 1877 to 1880, and at cricket
in 1880 and 1881.
On graduating, he became an assistant master at Elstree School
, Hertfordshire
from 1881 to 1898, and from 1898 he was headmaster of Sandroyd School, Cobham, Surrey
.
team whilst studying at Trinity. He won four sporting Blues in rugby, playing in The Varsity Match
from 1877 to 1880, and was made team captain in the 1880 encounter. He made his solitary international appearance for England
in their first match against Wales
played on 19 February 1881 at Richardson's Field in Blackheath
. England recorded their largest victory, defeating the Welsh 30–0 and scoring 13 tries in the process.
ten times in 1880 and 1881. With the bat he only scored 157 runs in the two seasons at an average of 14.27. He was more successful as a right-arm medium pace bowler, taking 22 wickets at an average of 19.95. His best performance came against Surrey
in June 1881, when he claimed 5 wickets for 34 runs in Surrey's second innings, as the university won by 9 wickets.
He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire
in 1880 and for Norfolk
from 1881 to 1884.
he joined Hendon Football Club and took part in their FA Cup
matches, including that in the 1883-84
First Round on 10 November 1883 when they defeated the previous season's FA Cup finalists Old Etonians
3–2. He also played once for the Corinthian amateur side in a 3–1 victory over Cambridge University on 21 November 1883.
This brought him to the attention of the England selectors, who picked him for the inaugural season Home International Championship match against Scotland
on 15 March 1884. In a close match at Cathkin Park
, the Scots won 1–0. Despite the defeat, Wilson retained his place for the next match against Wales
on 17 March, which England won comfortably 4–0, including two goals from William Bromley-Davenport
.
He was thus one of only three players to represent England at both Association football and Rugby football
, the others being Reginald Birkett and John Willie Sutcliffe
.
made two appearances for the England national football team
in 1900.
Charles Wilson died at Eckling Grange, East Dereham, Norfolk
on 9 March 1938.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
amateur footballer who played at wing-half. He made two appearances for England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in 1884
1883-84 in English football
The 1883–1884 season was the 13th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:1883–1884 saw the world's first international tournament begin. The British Home Championship pitted the UK's four national teams against each other in a league competition in which each played the other three...
. He was also capped for the England national rugby union team
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in 1881, and was one of only three players to be capped for England at both Association football and rugby football
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
.
Education
Wilson was born in RoydonRoydon, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Roydon is a small village and civil parish east of King's Lynn in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 368 in 144 households as of the 2001 census....
, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, the son of the Rev. P.S. Wilson of West Pinchbeck Parsonage, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding, Lincolnshire
Spalding is a market town with a population of 30,000 on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. Little London is a hamlet directly south of Spalding on the B1172 road....
. He was educated at Uppingham School
Uppingham School
Uppingham School is a co-educational independent school of the English public school tradition, situated in the small town of Uppingham in Rutland, England...
and Marlborough College
Marlborough College
Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
where he was a member of the cricket eleven in 1876 and 1877 and of the football team in 1876.
He went up to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
, where he proved an outstanding all-round sportsman. He represented the University in the twenty-five mile bicycle race against Oxford in 1879, won his "blue" at rugby football
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
in each of the years from 1877 to 1880, and at cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
in 1880 and 1881.
On graduating, he became an assistant master at Elstree School
Elstree School
Elstree School is an English preparatory school based in Woolhampton, near Reading in Berkshire.-1848-1938 in Elstree, Herts:As its name suggests, the school was originally founded in 1848 in Elstree, Hertfordshire, at Hill House on Elstree Hill, an 18th-century Grade II Listed Building...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
from 1881 to 1898, and from 1898 he was headmaster of Sandroyd School, Cobham, Surrey
Cobham, Surrey
Cobham is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England, about south-west of central London and north of Leatherhead. Elmbridge has been acclaimed by the Daily Mail as the best place to live in the UK, and Cobham is a prosperous part of the London commuter belt...
.
Rugby Union
Wilson came to note as a rugby player when he was selected for the Cambridge UniversityCambridge University R.U.F.C.
The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, or CURUFC, is the rugby union club of Cambridge University, and plays Oxford University in the annual Varsity Match at Twickenham stadium every December. CURUFC players wear light blue and white hooped jerseys with a red lion crest...
team whilst studying at Trinity. He won four sporting Blues in rugby, playing in The Varsity Match
The Varsity Match
The Varsity Match is an annual rugby union fixture played between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge in England. By tradition, the match is held on the second Tuesday of December. In 2005, however, this changed, and the match was on Tuesday 6 December. In 2007, it was held on a Thursday for...
from 1877 to 1880, and was made team captain in the 1880 encounter. He made his solitary international appearance for England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
in their first match against Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
played on 19 February 1881 at Richardson's Field in Blackheath
Blackheath, London
Blackheath is a district of South London, England. It is named from the large open public grassland which separates it from Greenwich to the north and Lewisham to the west...
. England recorded their largest victory, defeating the Welsh 30–0 and scoring 13 tries in the process.
Cricket
He represented Cambridge UniversityCambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
ten times in 1880 and 1881. With the bat he only scored 157 runs in the two seasons at an average of 14.27. He was more successful as a right-arm medium pace bowler, taking 22 wickets at an average of 19.95. His best performance came against Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
in June 1881, when he claimed 5 wickets for 34 runs in Surrey's second innings, as the university won by 9 wickets.
He played minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in 1880 and for Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
from 1881 to 1884.
Football
While teaching at ElstreeElstree
Elstree is a village in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5 road, about 10 miles north of London. In 2001, its population was 4,765, and forms part of the civil parish of Elstree and Borehamwood, originally known simply as Elstree....
he joined Hendon Football Club and took part in their FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
matches, including that in the 1883-84
FA Cup 1883-84
The Football Association Challenge Cup 1883–84 was the thirteenth staging of the FA Cup, England's oldest football tournament. One hundred teams entered, sixteen more than the previous season, although three of the one hundred never actually played a match....
First Round on 10 November 1883 when they defeated the previous season's FA Cup finalists Old Etonians
Old Etonians F.C.
The Old Etonians Football Club is an English football club whose players are taken from previous attendees of Eton College, in Eton, Berkshire.-History:...
3–2. He also played once for the Corinthian amateur side in a 3–1 victory over Cambridge University on 21 November 1883.
This brought him to the attention of the England selectors, who picked him for the inaugural season Home International Championship match against Scotland
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
on 15 March 1884. In a close match at Cathkin Park
Cathkin Park
Cathkin Park is a municipal park in Glasgow, Scotland. The park is maintained by the city's parks department, and it is a public place where football is still played...
, the Scots won 1–0. Despite the defeat, Wilson retained his place for the next match against Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
on 17 March, which England won comfortably 4–0, including two goals from William Bromley-Davenport
William Bromley-Davenport (1862-1949)
Brigadier-General Sir William Bromley-Davenport DL KCB CMG CBE DSO TD was a British soldier, footballer and Conservative politician....
.
He was thus one of only three players to represent England at both Association football and Rugby football
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, the others being Reginald Birkett and John Willie Sutcliffe
John Willie Sutcliffe
John William "J.W." Sutcliffe , commonly known as John Willie Sutcliffe, was an English football and rugby union player. J.W...
.
Family
His younger brother GeoffreyGeoffrey Plumpton Wilson
Geoffrey Plumpton Wilson was an English amateur footballer who played at inside left. He made two appearances for England in 1900, scoring once. He was a member of the Corinthian amateur club and made three appearances for Southampton in 1901.-Football career:Wilson was born in Bourne,...
made two appearances for the England national football team
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
in 1900.
Charles Wilson died at Eckling Grange, East Dereham, Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
on 9 March 1938.