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1870–71 In English Football
The following are events in 1870 which are relevant to the development of association football. Included are events in closely related codes, such as the Sheffield Rules. Events * 5 March – a representative match between teams called England and Scotland is played at Kennington Oval and results in a 1–1 draw. * 19 November – a second representative match between the two teams results in a 2–1 victory to England. * Various dates – match reports from London and Sheffield mention goalkeepers and, in tactical terms, the passage from a "dribbling game" to a " passing game". Royal Engineers are noted as early practitioners of the passing game. Clubs founded England * Abingdon Town * Rotherham County Scotland * Stranraer – the third-oldest football club in Scotland behind Queen's Park and Kilmarnock and one of the 20 oldest in the world. Births * 25 January – Fred Spiksley (d. 1948), England international forward in seven matches, scoring seven goals (1893–18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Spiksley
Frederick Spiksley (25 January 1870 – 28 July 1948) was an English association football, footballer and coach, who played as a forward for Sheffield Wednesday F.C., Sheffield Wednesday and England national football team, England. He also played for Gainsborough Trinity, Glossop North End A.F.C., Glossop North End, Leeds City F.C., Leeds City, Watford F.C., Watford. After retiring as a player in 1906, he worked as a coach and won national league titles in Swedish football champions, Sweden, Primera División de México, Mexico and German football champions, Germany. During the First World War he was arrested but escaped from a German Police prison. Early life and family Spiksley was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, the son of a boilermaker. His father Edward worked at the Britannia Ironworks in Gainsborough. Edward had been married to Frederick's mother Sarah for five years by the time he was born. Frederick had a younger sister named Florence Maud, who died on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |