Elphinstone Jackson
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Elphinstone Jackson was an English
amateur footballer who made one appearance as a full back for England
in 1891
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, the son of a leading judge. He was educated at Lancing College
where he was captain of the college team in 1887. He then attended Oxford University earning his blue in 1890 and 1891.
Whilst at Oxford, he joined the Corinthian amateur club, making his debut on 22 December 1888. He played intermittently over the next few years and his final appearance came on 21 March 1891 against a Scotland
eleven. Scotland also played an official international against Wales
on the same day as this match. However, the match against Corinthians was treated as a practice for the match against England, and was considered more important than the game against Wales. The Scots won the match 9–2 with four goals from Francis Watt
, and two each from William Sellar and Davie Baird. All three were selected for the forthcoming England international, with Watt scoring a late consolation goal as England won 2–1.
Altogether, Jackson made thirteen appearances for Corinthian, without scoring.
On 7 March 1891, three weeks before the Scotland XI v. Corinthian match, England fielded two national teams on the same day, against Wales
at Newcastle Road, Sunderland and against Ireland
at Molineux
, Wolverhampton
. Jackson was one of six new caps for the Welsh game, including his Oxford University
colleague Leonard Wilkinson
in goal. England were too strong for the Welsh and won 4–1.
Following his studies in England, he returned to India, and together with others founded the Indian Football Association
in 1893.
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 made one appearance as a full back 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 1891
1890-91 in English football
The 1890–91 season was the 20th season of competitive football in England.-Events:Everton started the 1890–91 season in superb form with five straight victories, with Fred Geary scoring in each of the first six matches...
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Career
Jackson was born in Calcutta, IndiaIndia
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, the son of a leading judge. He was educated at Lancing College
Lancing College
Lancing College is a co-educational English independent school in the British public school tradition, founded in 1848 by Nathaniel Woodard. Woodard's aim was to provide education "based on sound principle and sound knowledge, firmly grounded in the Christian faith." Lancing was the first of a...
where he was captain of the college team in 1887. He then attended Oxford University earning his blue in 1890 and 1891.
Whilst at Oxford, he joined the Corinthian amateur club, making his debut on 22 December 1888. He played intermittently over the next few years and his final appearance came on 21 March 1891 against a 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...
eleven. Scotland also played an official international 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 the same day as this match. However, the match against Corinthians was treated as a practice for the match against England, and was considered more important than the game against Wales. The Scots won the match 9–2 with four goals from Francis Watt
Francis Watt
Francis Clifford Watt was a Unionist Party politician in Scotland.He was elected as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central at a by-election in December 1941, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1945 general election by the Labour Party candidate.-References:...
, and two each from William Sellar and Davie Baird. All three were selected for the forthcoming England international, with Watt scoring a late consolation goal as England won 2–1.
Altogether, Jackson made thirteen appearances for Corinthian, without scoring.
On 7 March 1891, three weeks before the Scotland XI v. Corinthian match, England fielded two national teams on the same day, 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...
at Newcastle Road, Sunderland and against Ireland
Ireland national football team (IFA)
The Ireland national football team represented Ireland at association football, it was organised by the Irish FA , and is the fourth oldest international team in the world. It mainly played in the British Home Championship against England, Scotland and Wales...
at Molineux
Molineux stadium
Molineux Stadium is a Premier League football stadium situated in Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton, England. It has been the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club since 1889, and has a long and illustrious history as the first 'new build' stadium in Football League history, one of the...
, Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
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. Jackson was one of six new caps for the Welsh game, including his Oxford University
Oxford University A.F.C.
Oxford University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Oxford.-History:Formed in 1872, the club was a giant of the 1870s, winning the FA Cup 2-0 against Royal Engineers in 1874 and finishing the competition as runners up in 1873, 1877 and 1880, the...
colleague Leonard Wilkinson
Leonard Wilkinson
Leonard Rodwell Wilkinson was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1891. Wilkinson played club football for Oxford University.-External links:*...
in goal. England were too strong for the Welsh and won 4–1.
Following his studies in England, he returned to India, and together with others founded the Indian Football Association
Indian Football Association
The Indian Football Association , [abbreviated as IFA] is the organization that administers association football in the state of West Bengal, India. It is the oldest Football Association in India and was founded in 1893. Amongst the founders was former England international Elphinstone Jackson....
in 1893.