| Samuel Wolstenholme | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Wolstenholme | |
| Date of birth | 1878 | |
| Place of birth | Little Lever, England | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 189x 189x 189x 189x-1897 |
Darley Vale Farmworth FC Farmworth Alliance Horwich |
|
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1897-1904 1904-1908 1908-1909 1909-1913 1913 |
Everton Blackburn Rovers Croydon Common Norwich City Chester City |
160 (8) 97 (1) X (X) 138 (7) X (X) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1904-1905 | England | 3 (0) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
||
Samuel Wolstenholme (born 1878, Little Lever; died 28 January 1933, Wigan) is a former English footballer who played for, among others Everton, Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City and England. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Little Lever is a large village within the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, in Greater Manchester, England. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wigan is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south of Preston, west-northwest of Manchester England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football He played alongside Steve Bloomer and Vivian Woodward in the England teams that won the British Home Championship in 1904 and 1905. Steve Bloomer (born January 20 1874, Cradley Worcestershire; died April 16 1938, Derby) was an English Vivian John Woodward ( 3 June 1879 - 31 January 1954) was an English Amateur football player who enjoyed the The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom He also played twice for The North XI against the The South XI and played for the English League XI against a Scottish League XI. The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91.
Prisoner in Germany
After retiring as a player in 1913, Wolstenholme accepted a coaching position in Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. However while there, the First World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp near Berlin. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Ruhleben POW Camp was a civilian detention camp during World War I. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Wolstenholme was one of several former professional footballers in the camp. Others included fellow former England internationals, Fred Spiksley, Fred Pentland and Steve Bloomer, a German international Edwin Dutton and two fellow former Evertonians, John Cameron and John Brearley. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football Fred Spiksley (January 25 1870 Gainsborough – July 28 1948 Goodwood) is a former English footballer and coach who played as a forward for Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland ( 29 July 1883 — 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager Steve Bloomer (born January 20 1874, Cradley Worcestershire; died April 16 1938, Derby) was an English The German national football team (Die deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft From 1950 to 1990 the team was also informally called West Germany in English as since Edwin Dutton (born April 8 1890 &mdash died January 1 1970) is a former Anglo-German footballer and coach John Cameron (born April 13 1872, Ayr, Scotland; died April 20 1935, Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer John Brearley (born October 1875 West Derby, Liverpool, England) is a former English footballer and manager
Wolstenholme was a prominent member of the Ruhleben Football Association. Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. The teams adopted the names of established teams and November 1914 Wolstenholme refereed a cup final between Tottenham Hotspur and Oldham Athletic. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. Oldham Athletic Football Club (2004 Ltd, more commonly Oldham Athletic Football Club or informally Oldham Athletic, is an English football club Among the players participating were Bloomer, Spiksley and Dutton. On May 2 1915 an England XI featuring Wolstenholme, Pentland, Brearley and Bloomer played a World XI captained by Cameron. Wolstenholme also played cricket at Rubleben and in July 1916 played for a Yorkshire XI that lost to a Lancashire XI, featuring Bloomer. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries
Honours
England
- British Home Championship: 2
- 1904, 1905
External links
The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United KingdomDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic