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Ernest Bambridge

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Ernest Bambridge
Personal information
Full name Ernest Henry Bambridge[1]
Date of birth (1848-05-16)16 May 1848
Place of birth Windsor, England
Date of death 16 October 1917(1917-10-16) (aged 69)
Place of death Southend-on-Sea, England
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Windsor Home Park
Swifts
East Sheen
Corinthian
International career
1876 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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 on 4 March 1876 against Scotland at Hamilton Crescent, Partick. According to Philip Gibbons, "England struggled throughout the game, which saw the home team run out winners by three goals to nil."[2]

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.[3]

Bambridge earned his living as a member of the London Stock Exchange.[4] He died in Southend on 16 October 1917.

References

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  1. ^ "Ernest Bambridge". England Football Online. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  2. ^ Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900. Upfront Publishing. p. 46. ISBN 1-84426-035-6.
  3. ^ "Only instance of three footballing brothers playing for England". London: The Times. 25 January 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2008.[dead link]
  4. ^ Graham Betts (2006). England: Player by player. Green Umbrella Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 1-905009-63-1.
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