Oakey Field

Oakey Field
Oakey Field
Sheffield United FC 1901 team.jpg
Sheffield United's 1901 Cup Final team:
Field is standing fifth from the left.
Personal information
Full name Charles William Frederick Field
Date of birth December 1879(1879-12-00)
Place of birth Hanwell, England
Date of death 1948
Place of death Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
Playing position Inside left / Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Hanwell
– Royal Ordnance Factories
1896–1898 Brentford
1898–1902 Sheffield United 54 (17)
1902–1906 Small Heath / Birmingham 86 (14)
– Brentford
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Charles William Frederick Field (December 1879 – 1948), known as Oakey Field, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left or outside left for Sheffield United and Small Heath (later Birmingham) in the Football League.[1]

Born in Hanwell, now in the London Borough of Ealing, Field played for Royal Ordnance Factories in the Southern League and for Brentford in the London League,[2] where he helped the club to promotion from Division Two in 1897 followed by runners-up spot in Division One the next season.[3] He then signed for reigning Football League champions Sheffield United, for whom he played in the 1901 FA Cup Final, losing to Tottenham Hotspur, then of the Southern League, after a replay.[4] In January 1902, together with teammate Billy Beer, Field joined Small Heath. Unable to prevent their relegation from the First Division that season, he contributed to their immediate promotion in 1902–03 as runners-up. He retired from football in 1906 following persistent injuries.[2]

Honours

with Brentford
with Sheffield United
with Small Heath

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 89. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 86–87, 148–49. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  3. ^ "Brentford". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. http://www.fchd.info/BRENTFOR.HTM. Retrieved 9 April 2008. 
  4. ^ "F A Cup Final 1901". FA Cup Finals. http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1901.html. Retrieved 12 October 2010. 


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