Jarvis Kenrick

Jarvis Kenrick

Jarvis Kenrick (born November 13, 1852 in Chichester, Sussex; died January 29, 1949 in Blatchington, Sussex) was an English association football (soccer) player.

Kenrick scored the first ever goal in the FA Cup, for Clapham Rovers in a 3-0 victory over Upton Park on November 11 1871. [cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2006/01/FACup_Firstmatches.htm
title=The first ever matches
work=TheFA.com
accessdate=2007-04-20] (Kenrick scored two goals in the match). He later won the FA Cup three years running with Wanderers, scoring in two consecutive finals; the FA Cup Final 1877, and again the following year, in which he scored twice.

He was also a cricketer and made one first class appearance for Surrey.

His sister, Margaret, was married to fellow Wanderers footballer Francis Birley. [cite web |url= http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/30/30739/30739.html | title=Jarvis Kenrick | work=cricketarchive.com | accessdate=2008-03-02]

Honours

;Wanderers
*FA Cup: winners 1876, 1877 & 1878

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