Frederick Maddison (footballer)

Frederick Brunning Maddison (1850 - 25 September 1907) was an English footballer who played for England as a midfielder in the first international match against Scotland, as well as winning two FA Cup medals with Oxford University in 1874 and with The Wanderers in 1876.

Career

He was born in London as Frederick Patey Chappell and was educated at Marlborough before going up to Oxford University, where he was a member of Brasenose College. Although he went on to represent the university, he did not win a "blue". He played for Scotland in the third of the unofficial matches prior to the first official international match, a 1-1 draw on 25 February 1871. He won his solitary England cap playing on the left of midfield in England's first ever international match against Scotland on 30 November 1872. [ cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p.164| isbn=1-905009-63-1]

In 1873 he assumed his new name (although in many match reports he is referred to as Frederick Chappell-Maddison) and was part of the Oxford University team that reached the final of the second FA Cup tournament. In the final against The Wanderers, on 29 March 1873, the University were defeated 2-0.

The following year, the University again reached the final and (with Maddison now on the right) this time they were successful, defeating the Royal Engineers by two goals to nil. Maddison was involved in the move which resulted in the second goal, when he, together with Cuthbert Ottaway and Robert Vidal, "dribbled their way to the Engineers' goal, where Frederick Patton was waiting to slide the ball between the posts." [cite book |last= Gibbons|first= Philip|authorlink= |title= Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900|pages=pp.41-42 |year= 2001|publisher= Upfront Publishing|location= |id= ISBN 1-84426-035-6]

After leaving university he played for The Wanderers and again reached the FA Cup Final in 1876. After a 1-1 draw in the first match against the Old Etonians, the Wanderers were victorious in the replay which ended 3-0. This was the first year of the Wanderers' 'hat-trick' of final victories.

In 1876, Maddison became a barrister and was called to the bar, but in 1884 he was disbarred at his own request, so that he could practice as a solicitor.

He died on 25 September 1907.

Honours

;Oxford University
*FA Cup winners: 1874
*FA Cup runners-up: 1873

;The Wanderers
*FA Cup winners: 1876

References

External links

*Englandstats|id=618|name=Frederick Maddison
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=633 England profile]