William Oakley (footballer)

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William John Oakley
William John Oakley (1873-1934).png
With Corinthians in 1894
Personal information
Date of birth(1873-04-27)27 April 1873
Place of birth Shrewsbury, England
Date of death 18 September 1934(1934-09-18) (aged 61)
Place of death Carlisle, England
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Shrewsbury School XI
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1893–1896 Oxford University
1894-1903 Corinthian FC 121 (1)
Casuals FC
International career
1895–1901 England 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William John Oakley (27 April 1873 — 20 September 1934) was an English footballer who, during the Victorian era, played as a full-back for the renowned amateur clubs, the Corinthians and Casuals, and captained the England team once, in a match against Ireland in 1901. In 1895, he was also the British long jump champion. [1]

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Early life and education

Born at Shrewsbury, Shropshire, the eldest of five children, Oakley was educated at Shrewsbury School and Christ Church, Oxford. [2] Oakley played football for his school from 1887 to 1892, captaining the side in his final year, and also rowed for his school.

After going up to Oxford, Oakley became President of the athletics club in 1895, representing the university in long jump and 120 yard hurdles. [3] He won the AAA Championships long jump title at the 1895 AAA Championships. [4] [5] [6]

Club career

Oakley played, in total, 121 games for Corinthian FC, in which he scored just 1 goal. Playing games against all the great professional sides of the era, Oakley was an assured defender whose peak years for the club were the 1898/99 season and the 1899/1900 season, during which he rarely missed a match. He would then play for Casuals F.C. [3]

International career

Oakley made his England debut in a 1-1 draw against Wales during the 1894–95 British Home Championship. He would go on to win a total of 16 England caps between 1895 and 1901, and won his only game as captain against Ireland in the 1900–01 British Home Championship, England winning 3–0.

Cricket

Oakley also played cricket at club level for Shrewsbury [2] and appeared at county level for Shropshire in one match in 1900 when he made 20 runs. [7]

Personal life

He was a close friend of the England centre forward G. O. Smith, with whom he worked as a schoolmaster, and eventually as joint headmaster, of Ludgrove School after retiring from football.

He died at Carlisle, Cumberland, in September 1934 aged 61 following injuries sustained in a road accident. [2] [3]

Preceded by England football captain
1901
Succeeded by

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References

  1. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 Percival, Tony (1999). Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998. A.C.S. Publications, Nottingham. p. 22. ISBN   1-902171-17-9.Published under Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  3. 1 2 3 "England Players - Bill Oakley". England Football Online. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
  5. "The Amateur Championships" . Athletic News. 8 July 1895. Retrieved 26 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "The Amateur Athletic Association" . Sporting Life. 8 July 1895. Retrieved 26 July 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. Shropshire Cricketers 1844-1998, pages 22, 49.