Cuthbert Ottaway
English sportsman (1850-1878) · Athletes · Died at 27
Cuthbert John Ottaway was an English footballer. He was the first captain of the England football team and led his side in the first official international football match.
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Career 3
ClubYears
Old Etonians F.C.1875
Oxford University A.F.C.1872-1874
England1872-1874
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Cuthbert Ottaway, first captain of the England international football team, was regarded by contemporaries as perhaps the most versatile sportsman of his generation.
Tomb stone of Cuthbert John Ottaway in Paddington Old Cemetery
Oxford University's F.A. Cup winning side of 1874 (Ottaway sitting at front, first on the left).About this person
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Type
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Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1850 to 1878 · aged 27
