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| Full name | Stephen Bloomer | |
| Date of birth | January 20, 1874 | |
| Place of birth | Cradley, Worcestershire, England | |
| Date of death | April 16, 1938 (aged 64) | |
| Place of death | Derby, England | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
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| 188x-1888 1888-1891 1892 |
St. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cradley is a village in the " Black Country " of Dudley, near Halesowen and the banks of the river Stour. 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 Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. 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 James' School Derby Swifts Tutbury Hawthorn |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1892-1906 1906-1910 1910-1914 |
Derby County Middlesbrough Derby County |
375 (238) 125 (61) 98 (53) |
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| 1895-1907 | England | 23 (28) |
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| 1914 1923-1925 1925-xx |
Britannia Berlin 92 Real Unión Derby Reserves |
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Steve Bloomer (born January 20, 1874, Cradley, Worcestershire; died April 16, 1938, Derby) was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cradley is a village in the " Black Country " of Dudley, near Halesowen and the banks of the river Stour. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Derby (pronounced "dar-bee" /dˈɑːbɪ/ is a city in the East Midlands of England. 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 Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game. The song Steve Bloomer's Watchin' has been the official club anthem of Derby County Football Club since Boxing Day 1997, where the finished version of the
During his career Bloomer was a prolific goalscorer for both club and country. Although possessing only a slight frame, he was a menace to defenders due to his quick thinking. He was also able to shoot powerfully and accurately with either foot and his speciality was the daisy cutter - a low shot, hit with great power, speed and accuracy. In 536 English First Division games he scored 317 goals and, after Jimmy Greaves and Dixie Dean, he is the third highest all-time goalscorer in the division. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves (born 20 February, 1940 in East Ham, London) is a legendary English former football player William Ralph Dean ( 22 January 1907 - 1 March 1980) popularly known as Dixie Dean, was an English football This is a list of the top goalscorers of all-time in each country's top football division He also scored 28 goals in 23 appearances for England. In his last international against Scotland in 1907 he scored a stunning goal. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
Bloomer also played baseball for Derby County Baseball Club and helped them become British champions three times in the 1890s. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each The Derby County Baseball Club was a Baseball club in Great Britain that played baseball until 1898 when football become the dominant sport in that region Although Baseball is now considered to have originated from England in the United Kingdom around 1755 it was many years before it became a widely known sport He also played cricket at an amateur level. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries After retiring as a footballer he became a coach and worked with clubs in Germany, The Netherlands and Spain. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp. 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. The highlight of his coaching career came in 1924 when he guided Real Unión to victory in the Copa del Rey. Real Unión Club de Irún were among the early pioneering Spanish football teams and along with fellow Basque clubs Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams After returning to England he served as player-coach with Derby Reserves, worked as a newspaper columnist and as a grounds man at the Baseball Ground. The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, UK. It was first used for Baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until In late 1937, while severely ill, Derby County paid for him to go on a cruise to Australia and New Zealand. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island He died three weeks after returning home in April 1938. His grave can been seen in Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby.
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Family Life
Although Bloomer was born in Worcestershire his parents, Caleb Bloomer and Merab Dunn, moved to Normanton, Derbyshire and then Pear Tree. Worcestershire (ˈwʊstəʃə abbreviated Worcs) is a county located in the West Midlands region of central England. Normanton is a southern suburb of the city of Derby in Derbyshire, England, situated approximately two miles south of the city centre Pear Tree is an inner city suburb of Derby, England. It is situated next to the areas of Normanton, Rose Hill and Osmaston. Bloomer’s brother, Philip also briefly played for Derby County. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. However he only played one first team game and died of peritonitis in May 1896. The same year saw Steve Bloomer marry Sarah Walker. They subsequently had 4 daughters; two of whom died before they reached the age of 18; one died in 1917 while he was still in Ruhleben. Ruhleben POW Camp was a civilian detention camp during World War I. Another married Alf Quantrill, who played for County and England as an outside-left. Bloomer lived with another of his daughters, Doris Richards, toward the end of his life, after the death of his wife in 1936. Mrs Richards' son, Steve Richards, is a political columnist for The Independent newspaper in London. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Bloomer's nephew, Ted Measures, signed for Arsenal F.C. in 1932.
Playing career
Early Years
As a youth he played football for St. James' School in the Derbyshire Minor Football League and on one occasion scored 14 goals in a single game. He then played for Derby Swifts between 1888 and 1891, before briefly playing for Tutbury Hawthorn in April 1892. However his appearance for this club in a cup competition against Gresley Rovers F.C. was declared illegal as he had already signed professional forms with Derby County. Gresley Rovers Football Club are an English football club from Church Gresley, near Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England.
Derby County
Bloomer spent the majority of his playing career at Derby County, where together with John Goodall and Archie Goodall, he formed the backbone of a County side that regularly challenged for top honours during the 1890s and early 1900s. Derby County Football Club is a professional football club based at Pride Park Stadium in Derby England. John Goodall ( 19 June 1863 – 20 May 1942) was a footballer who rose to fame as a Centre-forward for Preston North Archibald Lee Goodall (born Belfast, Ireland, June 19 1864; died East Finchley, London, England, November Bloomer scored four times on his County debut, against Darley Dale. He made his English First Division debut on September 3, 1892 in a 3-1 away win against Stoke City and scored his first league goal for County on September 24, 1892 in a home game against West Bromwich Albion. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are
While at Derby he was top scorer in the First Division on five occasions in 1896, 1897, 1899, 1901 and 1904. In 1896, together with John Campbell of Aston Villa, he was also the top goalscorer in any European league. John James Campbell ( September 12 1871 – 2 December 1947) was a Scottish footballer who played for Celtic, The European Golden Shoe, formerly known as the European Golden Boot, is an Association football award presented each season to the leading goalscorer in league He was also the leading Rams scorer for 14 consecutive seasons and scored 17 hat-tricks in the league. One of his best seasons came in 1896-97 when he scored 31 goals, including five hat-tricks, in 33 League and FA Cup games. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Between November 14, 1896 and April 5, 1897 he scored 21 goals in 20 games. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He also scored six goals for the club in a game against Sheffield Wednesday in January 1899.
Bloomer’s goals helped Derby finish runners-up in the First Division in 1896 and helped them reach three FA Cup finals in 1898, 1899 and 1903. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The 1898 FA Cup Final was contested by Nottingham Forest and Derby County at Crystal Palace. The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace. The 1903 FA Cup Final was contested by Bury and Derby County at Crystal Palace. He scored in the 1898 final, a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English professional football club based at the City Ground in West Bridgford, a suburb of Nottingham On September 3, 1900 Bloomer scored the first-ever goal at The Hawthorns, the 1–1 draw against West Bromwich Albion being the first match played at the ground. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are [1] After four years at Middlesbrough he returned to the Rams in 1910 and helped them win the Second Division title in 1912. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. He scored his last league goal for Derby against Sheffield United on September 6, 1913 and his last match was against Burnley on January 31, 1914 when he was 40 years and 11 days. Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Burnley Football Club, nicknamed The Clarets, is a professional football club managed by Owen Coyle and based in Burnley, Lancashire Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
Middlesbrough
In March 1906 Bloomer joined Middlesbrough for a fee of £750. Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Among team mates at his new club were Alf Common, the first £1,000 footballer, and Fred Pentland. Alf Common ( May 25, 1880 in Millfield, Tyne and Wear – April 3, 1946) was an English footballer who played Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland ( 29 July 1883 — 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager He was topscorer at Middlesbrough in both the 1906-07 and 1907-08 seasons. He also scored four goals in a game against Woolwich Arsenal on January 5, 1907. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
England international
Between 1895 and 1907, Bloomer also made 23 England appearances. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football He scored twice on his debut in March 3, 1895 in a 9-0 win against Ireland. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article deals with the Irish Football Association team up to 1950 when it last picked players from outside Northern Ireland He subsequently scored 19 times in his first 10 matches for England and eventually finished his international career with 28 goals. On March 16, 1896 Bloomer scored 5 goals for England against Wales and on March 18, 1901 he scored four goals against the same opposition. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Bloomer thus became the first player to score two hat-tricks for England and was also the first to score four goals for England twice. During his international career Bloomer’s team mates included his County team mate John Goodall as well as Frank Becton, Jack Reynolds, Ernest Needham, Fred Spiksley, Samuel Wolstenholme and Vivian Woodward. John Goodall ( 19 June 1863 – 20 May 1942) was a footballer who rose to fame as a Centre-forward for Preston North ec Frank Becton (born Preston, May 11 1873, died Liverpool, November 6 1909) was an English professional footballer at the Jack Reynolds (born February 21 1869, Blackburn, England; died March 12 1917, Sheffield) also known as Ernest Needham ( 21 January, 1873 at Whittington Moor Chesterfield &ndash 8 March 1936) was an English football Fred Spiksley (January 25 1870 Gainsborough – July 28 1948 Goodwood) is a former English footballer and coach who played as a forward for Samuel Wolstenholme (born 1878 Little Lever; died 28 January 1933, Wigan) is a former English footballer who played for among Vivian John Woodward ( 3 June 1879 - 31 January 1954) was an English Amateur football player who enjoyed the Bloomer helped England win the British Home Championship eight times. The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom
Prisoner in Germany
After retiring as a player Bloomer went to Germany in July 1914 to coach Britannia Berlin 92. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Berliner SV 92 is a German football club from the district of Wilmersdorf in Berlin. However within three weeks of arriving the First World War broke out and he found himself interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of 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. For the Spandau machine gun see Maschinengewehr 08. For the 1980s New Romantic group see Spandau Ballet. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Bloomer was one of several former professional footballers among the detainees. Others included his former England colleagues Fred Spiksley and Samuel Wolstenholme, his former Middlesbrough team mate Fred Pentland, a Scotland international, John Cameron, John Brearley, once of Everton and Tottenham Hotspur and a German international Edwin Dutton who had previously played for Britannia Berlin 92. 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 Samuel Wolstenholme (born 1878 Little Lever; died 28 January 1933, Wigan) is a former English footballer who played for among Middlesbrough Football Club, also known as The Boro are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Premier League. Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland ( 29 July 1883 — 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. 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 Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. Tottenham Hotspur, ˈtɒʔnəm is an English professional football club which currently plays in the Premier League. 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
The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. The Ruhleben Football Association was formed and cup and league competitions were organised with as many as 1,000 attending the bigger games. The teams adopted the names of established teams and in November 1914, Bloomer captained a Tottenham Hotspur XI, that also included Dutton, to victory in a cup final against an Oldham Athletic XI. 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 Spiksley also played in the game, refereed by Wolstenholme, although it is uncertain which team he played for. On May 2 1915 an England XI featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a World XI captained by Cameron. Bloomer also played cricket at the camp and in May 1915 a Rubleben XI, featuring Bloomer and Brearley, played a Varsities XI in the Rubleban Cricket League. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries A varsity match is a sporting fixture between two University rivals In July 1916 a Lancashire XI, featuring Bloomer, beat a Yorkshire XI that included Wolstenholme.
In summer the prisoners turned to cricket on ‘The Oval’, played to packed houses. Bloomer smashed the camp batting record with a cool 204 and once recorded impressive bowling figures of 6 for 15. There was athletics too. Bloomer won the ‘Old Age Handicap’ at the Ruhleben Olympics, sprinting the 75 yards in 9. 6 seconds. Everybody in camp knew ‘Steve’. When he finally left Ruhleben in March 1918, a farewell football match was staged in his honour.
Coaching career
Immediately after the war Bloomer coached briefly in The Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands In 1923 he became coach of Real Unión in Spain and in 1924 he guided them to victory in the Copa del Rey. Real Unión Club de Irún were among the early pioneering Spanish football teams and along with fellow Basque clubs Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams During the 1920s the Copa was effectively a play-off to decide the Spanish Champions. Fútbol is the most popular sport in Spain. The Real Federación Española de Fútbol is the national governing body and it organizes La Liga, the Teams qualified by winning their regional titles and Real Unión represented Guipuzcoa. Guipúzcoa ( Spanish) or Gipuzkoa ( Basque and official is a province of the Basque Country, in Spain. Nine other regional champions also qualified and in the first round of the competition Real beat Sevilla FC, the champions of Andalusia, 3-1 on aggregate. Sevilla Fútbol Club is a Spanish professional football club that plays in the top-flight Spanish La Liga championship Andalusia (Andalucía is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the most populous and the second largest in terms of land area In the semi-final they faced the Catalan champions, FC Barcelona, coached by another Englishman, Jack Greenwell. The Catalan football championship was the most important football competition in Catalonia for the first half of the XX century Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan Jack Greenwell (born County Durham, England) is a former English footballer and manager Greenwall’s squad included the likes of Paulino Alcántara, Sagibarbá and Josep Samitier. Paulino Alcántara Riestrá (born October 7, 1896, Iloilo City, Philippines - died February 13, 1964, Barcelona Emilio Sagi Liñán (born Bolívar, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 15 1900; died Barcelona, May 25 Josep Samitier Vilalta ( February 2 1902 &ndash May 5 1972) also known as José Samitier, was a Spanish / Catalan Despite this Real beat FC Barcelona 6-1 after a replay and went on to beat Real Madrid, the champions of central Spain, 1-0 in the final.
Video Footage
There is a video of Steve Bloomer boarding a ship in Liverpool to go and coach in Canada. It is on Youtube.
Career statistics
| Season | Division (Derby County unless stated) | League Apps | League Goals | FA Cup Apps | FA Cup Goals | Other Apps | Other Goals | Total Apps | Total Goals |
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| 1892–93 | First | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| 1893–94 | First | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 |
| 1894–95 | First | 29 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3* | 4* | 33 | 13 |
| 1895–96 | First | 25 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2* | 6* | 32 | 33 |
| 1896–97 | First | 29 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 3* | 4* | 36 | 35 |
| 1897–98 | First | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 22 |
| 1898–99 | First | 28 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 4* | 5* | 37 | 35 |
| 1899–1900 | First | 28 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2* | 3* | 32 | 22 |
| 1900–01 | First | 27 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3** | 6** | 31 | 30 |
| 1901–02 | First | 28 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4* | 2* | 39 | 20 |
| 1902–03 | First | 24 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 13 |
| 1903–04 | First | 29 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 2* | 2* | 37 | 27 |
| 1904–05 | First | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4* | 2* | 34 | 15 |
| 1905–06 | First (Middlesbrough) | 23 (9) | 12 (6) | 3 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 35 | 18 |
| 1906–07 | First Middlesbrough | 34 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 20 |
| 1907–08 | First Middlesbrough | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 |
| 1908–09 | First Middlesbrough | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 28 | 16 |
| 1909–10 | First Middlesbrough | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 |
| 1910–11 | Second | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 |
| 1911–12 | Second | 36 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 19 |
| 1912–13 | First | 29 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 14 |
| 1913–14 | First | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | Derby County F. C. | 473 | 291 | 50 | 38 | 28 | 36 | 551 | 365 |
| Total | Middlesbrough F. C. | 125 | 61 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 132 | 65 |
| Total | First Division | 534 | 314 | 49 | 36 | 30 | 37 | 614 | 387 |
| Total | Second Division | 64 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 43 |
| Total | 598 | 352 | 55 | 41 | 30 | 37 | 684 | 430 |
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- Includes Football League representative matches: [1]; **Includes both FL representative matches and the English professionals v Germany 'international' played in 1901.
- Italics indicate seasons in which Bloomer was the highest goalscorer in the League.
- Bold indicates top scorer at club.
- [Statistics supplied by the Association of Football Statisticians and IFFHS].
Honours
Football Player
Derby County
- English Second Division Champions: 1
- FA Cup:
- English League
- Runner Up 1895-96
England
- British Champions: 8
- 1895, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1904, 1905
- Shared titles 1903, 1906
Football Manager
Real Unión
- Copa Del Rey/Spanish Champions: 1
- 1924
- Campeonato de Guipuzcoa: 1
- 1923-24
Baseball Player
Derby County Baseball Club
- British Champions: 3
- 1895, 1897, 1898
References
- ^ Matthews, Tony (2005). From 1892 until 1992 the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1898 FA Cup Final was contested by Nottingham Forest and Derby County at Crystal Palace. The 1899 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield United and Derby County at Crystal Palace. The 1903 FA Cup Final was contested by Bury and Derby County at Crystal Palace. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between The British Home Championship (also known as the Home International Championship) was an annual football competition contested between the United Kingdom The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams Although Baseball is now considered to have originated from England in the United Kingdom around 1755 it was many years before it became a widely known sport The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books, p214. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
- Steve Bloomer England profile at Englandstats
- England profile at www.englandfc.com
- England profile at www.englandfootballonline.com
- Sarah Bloomer the first WAG. Full story at www.youandyesterday.co.uk
- Steve Bloomer - First World War memories
External links
- Bloomer at www.therams.co.uk
- Bloomer at Derby County fansite
- Bloomer at National Archives.
- Bloomer and baseball
- Steve Bloomer Memorial
- Biography and Picture
- Bloomer Remembered at Pride Park
- Bloomer at Ruhleben
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