John Bain (15 July 1854 – 7 August 1929) was an amateur

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who appeared for

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in the 1877 FA Cup Final. Born in Scotland, he made one appearance for

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in 1877.

Career

Bain was born in

Bothwell Bothwell is a conservation village in the South Lanarkshire council area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Clyde, adjacent to Uddingston and Hamilton, east-south-east of Glasgow city centre. Description and history An ancien ...

Lanarkshire Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland. Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotl ...

to Scottish parents Joseph Bain and Charlotte Piper, and was educated at

Sherborne School (God and My Right) , established = 705 by Aldhelm, re-founded by King Edward VI 1550 , closed = , type = Public school Independent, boarding school , religion = Church of England , president = , chair_label = Chairman of the governor ...

and

Winchester College Winchester College is a public school (fee-charging independent day and boarding school) in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded by William of Wykeham in 1382 and has existed in its present location ever since. It is the oldest of ...

before going up to

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at ...

. At Oxford, he earned his

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in 1876. The following year he helped the university football team to reach the final of the

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. Three weeks prior to the Cup Final he was one of seven debutants in the

team to play

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at the

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on 3 March 1877. According to Philip Gibbons, in the 1870s the England side "tended to be chosen on availability rather than skill alone" The change in the England line-up made little difference to England's performance against the Scots who won the game 3–1, with England's consolation goal coming from

Alfred Lyttelton Alfred Lyttelton KC (7 February 1857 – 5 July 1913) was a British politician and sportsman from the Lyttelton family who excelled at both football and cricket. During his time at university he participated in Varsity Matches in five sports ...

; the Scots thus inflicted England's first international defeat on home soil in the sixth appearance between the two countries. Bain, having been born in Scotland, became the first Scottish-born player to represent England. Bain, along with four of the international debutants, was never selected again for international honours. In the 1877 FA Cup Final, played at the Oval on 24 March,

met the Wanderers, who were the cup holders. Wanderers won the game after extra time 2–1 with goals from William Lindsay and

Jarvis Kenrick Jarvis Kenrick (13 November 1852 – 29 January 1949) was an English footballer. Career Born in Chichester, Sussex, Kenrick scored the first ever goal in the FA Cup, for Clapham Rovers in a 3–0 victory over Upton Park on 11 November 1871. K ...

, with Arthur Kinnaird conceding an

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for Oxford University's solitary goal. In the cup final, Bain played at his normal position at half-back, whereas he had played as a forward for England. After leaving university, Bain qualified as a

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and was called to the Bar in 1880. By now, he was a teacher at

Marlborough College ( 1 Corinthians 3:6: God gives the increase) , established = , type = Public SchoolIndependent day and boarding , religion = Church of England , president = Nicholas Holtam , head_label = Master , head = Louis ...

having been appointed in 1879 and remained in this office until 1883, returning in 1886 until his retirement in 1913.BBC - World War One At Home, Marlborough College, Wiltshire: Pupils Remembered With Poetry
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Sporting honours

Oxford University *

finalist:

1877 Events January–March * January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . * January 8 – Great ...

References

External links

England profile at www.englandstats.comEngland profile at www.englandfc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bain, John 1854 births 1929 deaths Footballers from South Lanarkshire People educated at Sherborne School People educated at Winchester College Alumni of New College, Oxford English men's footballers England men's international footballers Scottish men's footballers English people of Scottish descent Oxford University A.F.C. players People from Bothwell Schoolteachers from Wiltshire Men's association football defenders Men's association football forwards Anglo-Scots

Career

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