John Frederick Peel Rawlinson

John Frederick Peel Rawlinson (21 December 1860 – 14 January 1926) was an English footballer who won the FA Cup with Old Etonians in 1882 and made one appearance for England in 1881 playing as a goalkeeper, before serving as a Member of Parliament for Cambridge University from 1906 to 1926.

Career

Football

Rawlinson was born in New Alresford, Hampshire and educated at Eton College, before going up to Cambridge University where he won a "Blue" in 1882 and 1883.

He continued to play for the Old Etonians whilst at university, helping them reach successive finals from 1881 to 1883, losing out 3–0 to Old Carthusians in 1881 and going down to a surprise 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Olympic in 1883. In the 1882 FA Cup Final, however, he was goalkeeper for the Old Etonians in the final against Blackburn Rovers. According to the match report in Gibbons' "Association Football in Victorian England", after the Old Etonians went 1-0 up by half-time, "Rovers had a couple of chances to level the scores, which were easily dealt with by Rawlinson in the Etonian goal" [cite book |last= Gibbons|first= Philip|authorlink= |title= Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900|year= 2001|publisher= Upfront Publishing |pages=pp.64-65 |isbn=1-84426-035-6] thus helping the Etonians to claim the cup for the second time in three years.

His solitary appearance for England came on 18 February 1882 against Ireland. He had little to do as the England forwards ran riot, scoring thirteen goals without reply.

In 1882 he became a member of the committee for the Corinthians and later served on the Football Association committee from 1885 to 1886. [cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p.198| isbn=1-905009-63-1]

Legal and political career

He qualified as a barrister and was called to the bar in 1884, becoming a QC in 1897. He was appointed recorder of Cambridge in 1896. He was elected Member of Parliament for Cambridge University in 1906 and continued as an MP until his death in 1926.

He was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1923.

Honours

Football

;Old Etonians
*FA Cup winner: 1882
*FA Cup finalist: 1881 & 1883

References

External links

*Englandstats|id=783|name=Reginald Macaulay
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=789 England profile]