Frederick Maddison (footballer)
Encyclopedia
Frederick Brunning Maddison (22 July 1849 – 25 September 1907) was an English
footballer who played for England
as a midfielder
in the first international match
against Scotland
, as well as winning two FA Cup
medals with Oxford University
in 1874 and with The Wanderers
in 1876
.
Later he was a music publisher and, together with his wife the composer
Adela Maddison
, was closely associated with the French composer Gabriel Fauré
.
as Frederick Patey Chappell and was educated at Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School
before going up to Oxford University, where he was a member of Brasenose College
. Although he went on to represent the university, he did not win a "blue".
He played for Scotland in the third of the
unofficial matches
prior to the first official international match, a 1–1 draw on 25 February 1871 playing under the pseudonym "F. Maclean". He won his solitary England cap playing on the left of midfield in England
's first ever international match against Scotland
on 30 November 1872.
In February 1873 he assumed his new name (although in many match reports he is referred to as Frederick Chappell-Maddison) and was part of the Oxford University
team that reached the final of the second FA Cup
tournament. In the final against The Wanderers
, on 29 March 1873, the University were defeated 2–0.
The following year, the University again reached the final and (with Maddison now on the right) this time they were successful, defeating the Royal Engineers
by two goals to nil. Maddison was involved in the move which resulted in the second goal, when he, together with Cuthbert Ottaway
and Robert Vidal
, "dribbled their way to the Engineers' goal, where Frederick Patton was waiting to slide the ball between the posts."
After leaving university he played for The Wanderers
and again reached the FA Cup Final
in 1876
. After a 1-1 draw in the first match against the Old Etonians
, the Wanderers were victorious in the replay which ended 3-0. This was the first year of the Wanderers' 'hat-trick' of final victories.
and was called to the bar, but in 1884 he was disbarred at his own request, so that he could practice as a solicitor
.
On 14 April 1883 he married Katharine Mary Adela Tindal, at Christ Church, Lancaster Gate
, London. They had two children, Diana Marion Adela and Noel Cecil Guy, born in 1886 and 1888 respectively. His wife was a composer, usually known as Adela Maddison
.
From around 1894, the couple played a major part in encouraging and facilitating the entry onto the London musical scene of the French composer Gabriel Fauré
. Frederick was then working for a music publishing company, Metzler, which obtained a contract to publish Fauré's music during 1896–1901. Fauré was a friend of the family and in 1896 vacationed at their residence in Saint-Lunaire
, Brittany. From 1898 Maddison and his wife lived separately, with Adela residing in Paris
; she may have had a romantic liaison with Fauré.
Frederick Maddison died on 25 September 1907.
The Wanderers
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...
footballer who played 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...
as a midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
in the first international match
Scotland v England (1872)
Scotland v England was the first ever official international football match to be played. It was contested by the national teams of Scotland and England. The match took place on 30 November 1872 at West of Scotland Cricket Club's ground at Hamilton Crescent in Partick, Scotland...
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...
, as well as winning two 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...
medals with 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...
in 1874 and with The Wanderers
Wanderers F.C.
Wanderers Football Club is an English amateur football club, based in London, that plays in the Surrey South Eastern Combination. Founded as Forest Football Club in 1859, the club changed its name to Wanderers in 1864....
in 1876
1876 FA Cup Final
Match rules:90 minutes normal time.30 minutes extra-time if scores are level, at captains' discretion.Replay if scores still level.No substitutes.-Summary:The replay took place one week later at the same venue...
.
Later he was a music publisher and, together with his wife the composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
Adela Maddison
Adela Maddison
Katharine Mary Adela Maddison, née Tindal , usually known as Adela Maddison, was a British composer of operas, ballets, instrumental music and songs. She was also a concert producer...
, was closely associated with the French composer Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers...
.
Football career
He was born in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
as Frederick Patey Chappell and was educated at Marlborough Royal Free Grammar School
St John's School and Community College
St John's School and Community College is an age 11–18 mixed comprehensive school in the town of Marlborough, Wiltshire in England.-Admissions:...
before going up to Oxford University, where he was a member of Brasenose College
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
. Although he went on to represent the university, he did not win a "blue".
He played for Scotland in the third of the
unofficial matches
England v Scotland representative matches (1870–1872)
Between 1870 and 1872, the Football Association organised five representative association football matches between teams from England and Scotland, all held in London. The first of these matches was held at The Oval on 5 March 1870, and the fifth was on 21 February 1872. The matches, which were...
prior to the first official international match, a 1–1 draw on 25 February 1871 playing under the pseudonym "F. Maclean". He won his solitary England cap playing on the left of midfield in 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...
's first ever international 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 30 November 1872.
In February 1873 he assumed his new name (although in many match reports he is referred to as Frederick Chappell-Maddison) and was part of the 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...
team that reached the final of the second 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...
tournament. In the final against The Wanderers
Wanderers F.C.
Wanderers Football Club is an English amateur football club, based in London, that plays in the Surrey South Eastern Combination. Founded as Forest Football Club in 1859, the club changed its name to Wanderers in 1864....
, on 29 March 1873, the University were defeated 2–0.
The following year, the University again reached the final and (with Maddison now on the right) this time they were successful, defeating the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers A.F.C.
The Royal Engineers Association Football Club is an association football team representing the Corps of Royal Engineers, the "Sappers", of the British Army. In the 1870s it was one of the strongest sides in English football, winning the FA Cup in 1875 and being Cup Finalists in four of the first...
by two goals to nil. Maddison was involved in the move which resulted in the second goal, when he, together with Cuthbert Ottaway
Cuthbert Ottaway
Cuthbert John Ottaway , one of the most talented and versatile sportsmen of the 1870s, was the first captain of the England football team and led his side in the first official international football match....
and Robert Vidal
Robert Vidal
Robert Walpole Sealy Vidal was a prominent 19th century footballer who featured in the first three FA Cup Finals for two different clubs. In March 1870 he played in the first ever international football match, which took place at The Oval, London. He represented England again in 1871-Football...
, "dribbled their way to the Engineers' goal, where Frederick Patton was waiting to slide the ball between the posts."
After leaving university he played for The Wanderers
Wanderers F.C.
Wanderers Football Club is an English amateur football club, based in London, that plays in the Surrey South Eastern Combination. Founded as Forest Football Club in 1859, the club changed its name to Wanderers in 1864....
and again reached the FA Cup Final
FA Cup Final
The FA Cup Final, commonly referred to in England as just the Cup Final, is the last match in the Football Association Challenge Cup. With an official attendance of 89,826 at the 2007 FA Cup Final, it is the fourth best attended domestic club championship event in the world and the second most...
in 1876
1876 FA Cup Final
Match rules:90 minutes normal time.30 minutes extra-time if scores are level, at captains' discretion.Replay if scores still level.No substitutes.-Summary:The replay took place one week later at the same venue...
. After a 1-1 draw in the first match against the 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:...
, the Wanderers were victorious in the replay which ended 3-0. This was the first year of the Wanderers' 'hat-trick' of final victories.
Life outside football
In 1876, Maddison became a barristerBarrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and was called to the bar, but in 1884 he was disbarred at his own request, so that he could practice as a solicitor
Solicitor
Solicitors are lawyers who traditionally deal with any legal matter including conducting proceedings in courts. In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers , and a lawyer will usually only hold one title...
.
On 14 April 1883 he married Katharine Mary Adela Tindal, at Christ Church, Lancaster Gate
Lancaster Gate
Lancaster Gate is a mid-19th century development in the Bayswater district of west central London, immediately to the north of Kensington Gardens. It consists of two long terraces of houses overlooking the park, with a wide gap between them opening onto a square containing a church. Further...
, London. They had two children, Diana Marion Adela and Noel Cecil Guy, born in 1886 and 1888 respectively. His wife was a composer, usually known as Adela Maddison
Adela Maddison
Katharine Mary Adela Maddison, née Tindal , usually known as Adela Maddison, was a British composer of operas, ballets, instrumental music and songs. She was also a concert producer...
.
From around 1894, the couple played a major part in encouraging and facilitating the entry onto the London musical scene of the French composer Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Fauré
Gabriel Urbain Fauré was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th century composers...
. Frederick was then working for a music publishing company, Metzler, which obtained a contract to publish Fauré's music during 1896–1901. Fauré was a friend of the family and in 1896 vacationed at their residence in Saint-Lunaire
Saint-Lunaire
Saint-Lunaire is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department and in the Brittany region in north-western France.This old fishing village is very popular for its old church, its beautiful beaches and the English-style houses on the Pointe du Décollé...
, Brittany. From 1898 Maddison and his wife lived separately, with Adela residing in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
; she may have had a romantic liaison with Fauré.
Frederick Maddison died on 25 September 1907.
Honours
Oxford UniversityOxford 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...
- FA CupFA CupThe 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...
winners: 1874 - FA CupFA CupThe 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...
runners-up: 1873
The Wanderers
Wanderers F.C.
Wanderers Football Club is an English amateur football club, based in London, that plays in the Surrey South Eastern Combination. Founded as Forest Football Club in 1859, the club changed its name to Wanderers in 1864....
- FA CupFA CupThe 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...
winners: 18761876 FA Cup FinalMatch rules:90 minutes normal time.30 minutes extra-time if scores are level, at captains' discretion.Replay if scores still level.No substitutes.-Summary:The replay took place one week later at the same venue...