- Ernest Bambridge
Ernest Henry Bambridge (
16 May 1848 –16 October 1917 ) was an English footballer who made one appearance as a forward for England in 1876. He was the eldest of three brothers who played for England.Career
Ernest Bambridge was born in
Windsor, Berkshire , the fourth child of Sophia (née Thorington) and William Samuel Bambridge, who had been a missionary in Waimate,New Zealand , and was then the photographer toQueen Victoria . He was educated at St Mark's School in Windsor.His football career was spent with Windsor Home Park, Swifts, East Sheen and Corinthian and he gained representative honours for
Berkshire . His solitary England appearance came on4 March 1876 against Scotland atHamilton Crescent ,Partick . According to Philip Gibbons, "England struggled throughout the game, which saw the home team run out winners by three goals to nil." [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=p.46|isbn=1-84426-035-6] He was a member ofthe Football Association committee from 1876 to 1882 and a member of the Corinthians original committee in 1882.His younger brothers, Arthur and Charles played 3 and 18 times respectively for England. They are the only trio of brothers to have played for England. [cite web | title= Only instance of three footballing brothers playing for England | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/article1061455.ece | publisher=www.timesonline.co.uk| accessdate=2008-02-10]
Bambridge earned his living as a member of the
London Stock Exchange . [cite book | author=Graham Betts| title=England: Player by player | publisher=Green Umbrella Publishing | year=2006|pages=p.23| isbn=1-905009-63-1] He died in Southend on16 October 1917 .References
External links
*Englandstats|id=57|name=Ernest Bambridge
* [http://www.englandfc.com/Profiles/php/PlayerProfileByName.php?id=57 England profile]
* [http://www.bambridge.org/php/TNG5/getperson.php?personID=I062&tree=BAMB01 Family history]
* [http://www.thamespilot.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=slough&f=generic_theme.htm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&%3Dtheme_record_id=sl-sl-banbridgebrothers&s=pIWvYQpSh3C The Famous Bambridge Brothers - Article in Slough History online]Persondata
NAME = Ernest Bambridge
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Footballer
DATE OF BIRTH =16 May 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH =Windsor England
DATE OF DEATH =16 October 1917
PLACE OF DEATH =Southend-on-Sea England
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