Matthew Kingsley (30 September 1874 – 27 March 1960) was a

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who played as

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for

Darwen Darwen is a market town and civil parish in the Blackburn with Darwen borough in Lancashire, England. The residents of the town are known as "Darreners". The A666 road passes through Darwen towards Blackburn to the north, Bolton to the sout ...

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, Barrow and

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Club career

In all, Kingsley made 180 appearances in six First Division seasons at

and nine appearances in the

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, which included an infamous cup exit at

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in 1900. Kingsley lost his place to

Jimmy Lawrence James Lawrence (16 February 1879 – 21 November 1934) was a Scottish football player and manager. A goalkeeper, he played for Newcastle United between 1904 and 1922. Career Playing career Born in Partick, Lawrence's first club was Partick At ...

midway through the 1903–04 season and moved on to

. Kingsley departed West Ham after kicking former West Ham player Herbert Lyon in a game against

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in March 1905, causing a crowd invasion and a near riot.

International career

1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...

he became the first player to receive a call-up to the England national team whilst at Newcastle. Kingsley played the full 90 minutes in a 6–0 victory for England against

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in a

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on 18 March 1901., Retrieved 25 September 2018

References

External links

Spartacus article
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kingsley, Matt 1874 births 1960 deaths People from Turton Footballers from Greater Manchester Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Darwen F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players England men's international footballers English Football League players English Football League representative players Footballers from Lancashire