Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arthur George Topham [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1869 | ||
Place of birth | Elson, Ellesmere, England | ||
Date of death | 18 May 1931 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Eastbourne, England | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Youth career | |||
1890 | Oxford University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1891–1894 | Casuals | ||
Chiswick Park | |||
1892–1903 | Eastbourne | ||
1893–1897 | Corinthian (guest) | ||
International career | |||
1894 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur George Topham (19 February 1869 – 18 May 1931) was an English international footballer who played as a left half.
Topham was born in Elson, near Ellesmere, as the youngest of six children. [1] His brother Robert was also a footballer. [1] He attended Oswestry School, followed by Keble College, Oxford, where he earned a Blue in 1890. [1]
Topham played club football for Casuals, Eastbourne and Chiswick Park, and also guested for Corinthian. [1] He was a runner-up in the FA Amateur Cup in 1894. [1]
He played for Eastbourne between 1892 and 1903, when he retired. [2] [3] [4]
He earned one cap for England in 1894. [1]
Topham later worked as a private tutor, dying on 18 May 1931 at the age of 62. [1]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Arthur George Topham [1] | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1869 | ||
Place of birth | Elson, Ellesmere, England | ||
Date of death | 18 May 1931 | (aged 62)||
Place of death | Eastbourne, England | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Youth career | |||
1890 | Oxford University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1891–1894 | Casuals | ||
Chiswick Park | |||
1892–1903 | Eastbourne | ||
1893–1897 | Corinthian (guest) | ||
International career | |||
1894 | England | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Arthur George Topham (19 February 1869 – 18 May 1931) was an English international footballer who played as a left half.
Topham was born in Elson, near Ellesmere, as the youngest of six children. [1] His brother Robert was also a footballer. [1] He attended Oswestry School, followed by Keble College, Oxford, where he earned a Blue in 1890. [1]
Topham played club football for Casuals, Eastbourne and Chiswick Park, and also guested for Corinthian. [1] He was a runner-up in the FA Amateur Cup in 1894. [1]
He played for Eastbourne between 1892 and 1903, when he retired. [2] [3] [4]
He earned one cap for England in 1894. [1]
Topham later worked as a private tutor, dying on 18 May 1931 at the age of 62. [1]