William Cobbold
English footballer (1863-1922) · Footballers · Died at 59
William Nevill Cobbold, familiarly known as Nevill or "Nuts" Cobbold, was one of the leading footballers of the Victorian era and on several occasions a member of the England national football team.
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Arthur Melmoth Walters Teammate at Cambridge University A.F.C., 1884-1886
Percy Melmoth Walters Teammate at Corinthian F.C., 1885-1888
Arthur Dunn Teammate at Corinthian F.C., 1886-1888- Andrew Amos Teammate at Corinthian F.C., 1885-1888
George Brann Teammate at Corinthian F.C., 1885-1888- Teddy Leighton Teammate at Corinthian F.C., 1885-1888
Robert Mills-Roberts Teammate at Corinthian F.C., 1885-1888
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As late as 1922, at the time of his death, he could be described as "the most famous association football forward of all time", and certainly - in the words of his Times obituary - "the most individually brilliant dribbler, the player who could most often put in those thrusts that no skill could parry".
