- William Maynard
William John Maynard (
18 March 1853 -2 September 1921 ) was an English footballer who played for England, firstly as a forward and later in goal, in the first international match against Scotland.Career
Maynard was born in
London and joined the1st Surrey Rifles F.C. based in Flodden Road,Camberwell .He was selected to play as a forward for England's first ever international match against Scotland on
30 November 1872 but at some point in the game he switched places with Robert Barker in goal and, like Barker, kept a clean sheet in a goalless draw. At 19 years, 157 days Maynard was the youngest player in the England line-up.His second and last international appearance came on
4 March 1876 when he played on the left wing in a 3-0 defeat by Scotland.In 1877 he represented
Surrey and later spent a year with the Wanderers. [cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p.168| isbn=1-905009-63-1]After retiring from his football career, he served as a District Registrar in
Durham from 1903 until his death on2 September 1921 .His son
Alfred Maynard represented England at rugby and died in theFirst World War .References
External links
*Englandstats|id=638|name=William Maynard
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=653 England profile]
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