Jarvis Kenrick (13 November 1852 – 29 January 1949) was an English

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Career

Born in

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, Sussex, Kenrick scored the first ever goal in the

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, for

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in a 3–0 victory over Upton Park on 11 November 1871. Kenrick scored two goals in the match. He later won the FA Cup three years running with Wanderers, scoring in two consecutive finals; the FA Cup Final 1877, and again the following year, in which he scored twice. Kenrick joined Wanderers in 1874, making his debut in a 2–1 win against

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on 14 January 1874. Kenrick scored his first, and only,

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for the club in January 1875 against Harrow Chequers. In late 1875, Kenrick succeed

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as the secretary as Wanderers. Kenrick scored 20 goals in 51 games for the club, ranking him fourth on the club's all-time record scorers list. On 18 November 1871, Kenrick played for an England representative side against Scotland after

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dropped out.

Personal life

Kenrick was also a cricketer who played for Beddington Cricket Club. In a fixture against the Reigate Hill he took all 10 wickets in an innings and he made one first-class appearance for Surrey in 1876. Kenrick was the Honorary Secretary of the

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from 1904 to 1909. His sister, Margaret, was married to fellow Wanderers footballer Francis Birley. He died in Blatchington, Sussex.

Honours

Wanderers *

: winners

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1878 Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Bat ...

References

1852 births 1949 deaths Sportspeople from Chichester English footballers Wanderers F.C. players Surrey cricketers English cricketers England v Scotland representative footballers (1870–1872) Clapham Rovers F.C. players Association football forwards FA Cup Final players FA Cup winning managers People from East Blatchington {{Scotland-footy-bio-stub