- John Brockbank
John Brockbank (
22 August 1848 -4 February 1896 ) was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland.Career
Brockbank was born in
Whitehaven ,Cumberland and was educated atShrewsbury School who he represented at "soccer" before going up toCambridge University . He won his solitary England cap in England's first ever international match against Scotland on30 November 1872 . [ cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p.48| isbn=1-905009-63-1]He subsequently earned his "Blues" appearing for Cambridge University against Oxford University in 1874 and 1875, having previously played in representational matches for
London .He also played
cricket at club level, appearing for the M.C.C. against his university in May 1874. [cite web | title=Cambridge University v Marylebone Cricket Club| work=cricketarchive.com| url=http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/1/1865.html | accessdate=17 January | accessyear=2008]By profession he was an actor. He died in
Fulham on4 February 1896 , aged 47 years.His grandson, Michael White, also played cricket for Cambridge University and for Northamptonshire in the 1940s.
References
External links
*Englandstats|id=157|name=John Brockbank
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=157 England profile]
* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28149/28149.html Profile at cricketarchive.com]
* [http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/10005.html Cricinfo profile]
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