Albemarle Swepstone
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Harry Albemarle Swepstone | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 1859 | ||
Place of birth | Stepney, England | ||
Date of death | 7 May 1907 | (aged 48)||
Place of death | Gray's Inn, Holborn, London, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Clapton | |||
Pilgrims | |||
Ramblers | |||
Corinthian | |||
Swifts | |||
National team | |||
1880–1883 | England | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harry Albemarle Swepstone (14 January 1859 – 7 May 1907)[1] was an English international footballer, who played as a goalkeeper.
Career
Born in Stepney, Swepstone played club football for Clapton, Pilgrims, Ramblers, Corinthian and Swifts.[1]
He earned six caps for England between 1880 and 1883.[2] Nicknamed the 'Little Pilgrim' by the press,[3] Swepstone has the dubious distinction of conceding 18 goals in just six international matches as England goalkeeper, despite keeping two clean sheets, after making his debut in a 5–4 defeat to Scotland at Hampden Park.[1][4]
Swepstone was a founder-member of the famous amateur team Corinthian,[5] established in 1882, and is credited as suggesting the team's name.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "England players: Albemarle Swepstone". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ Albemarle Swepstone at Englandstats.com
- ^ Brown, Paul (29 May 2013). The Victorian Football Miscellany. Superelastic. p. 98. ISBN 9780956227058.
- ^ a b "First to the Corinthians: the story of England goalie Harry Albemarle Swepstone". Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Founder-member of Corinthians is neglected". When Saturday Comes. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
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