Charles Wreford-Brown
✓ Source-basedrisingEnglish cricketer (1866-1951)
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Charles Wreford-Brown was an English sportsman. He captained the England national football team and was a county cricketer during the Victorian age, and later acted as a sports legislator during the 20th century.
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Gloucestershire County Cricket Club1886-1898
Oxford University Cricket Club1886-1889
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Bernard BosanquetAlso played for Oxford University Cricket Club
Hamish MarshallAlso played for Gloucestershire County Cricket ClubPhil MustardAlso played for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Lionel PalairetAlso played for Oxford University Cricket Club
R. E. FosterAlso played for Oxford University Cricket Club
Daniel WorrallAlso played for Gloucestershire County Cricket ClubAbout this person
Charles Wreford-Brown was an English sportsman. He captained the England national football team and was a county cricketer during the Victorian age, and later acted as a sports legislator during the 20th century. Wreford-Brown is usually credited with inventing the term soccer as an abbreviation for association football.
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United KingdomCategory
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Athlete
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1866 to 1951 · aged 85
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