Arthur Bambridge was an international footballer who represented England 3 times scoring 1 goal. His first cap was against Wales on 26th February 1881 at 19 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 23rd February 1884 aged 22. Bambridge, born on 16th June 1861, in Windsor, has a FA Legacy Number of 83 and played as a Left Back and
Inside Right for his country.
Arthur Bambridge - 3 caps (1 goal)
- Full Name: Arthur Leopold Bambridge
- Born: 16th June 1861, Windsor
- Died: 27th November 1923, Rochford, Essex aged 62
- England Career: 1881 - 1884
- Positions whilst with England: Left Back and Inside Right
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Swifts (3)
- FA Legacy Number: 83
- One of five footballing brothers, three of whom won England caps. Their father was William Samuel Bambridge who was a schoolmaster at Eton, missionary to New Zealand and most famously Royal Photographer to Queen Victoria. One of the brothers, George, was personal secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh.
Arthur Leopold played for the Windsor, Upton Park, Swifts, Clapham Rovers and Corinthians but had to retire through injury in 1884 and became an artist travelling extensively abroad.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Wales (FR) on 26th February 1881 aged 19 years, 8 months, 10 days
- Last Cap: v Ireland (HC) on 23rd February 1884 aged 22 years, 8 months, 7 days
- First Goal: v Ireland (HC) on 23rd February 1884 aged 22 years, 8 months, 7 days
- Career Length: 2 years, 361 days
- Starts: 3
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 3
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- FriendlyFR
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Away
- 1
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Right
- 2
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Left Back
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 3
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Stuart Macrae
- 2 Matches
- Harry Cursham
- 2 Matches
- Charlie Bambridge
- 2 Matches
- Norman Bailey
- 2 Matches
- Billy Rose
- 1 Match
- Fred Hargreaves
- 1 Match
- Jack Hargreaves
- 1 Match
- Alf Harvey
- 1 Match
- John Hawtrey
- 1 Match
- Jack Hunter
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- wikitrees.com
- 9 sources from 3 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 8 - 1, 23rd Feb 1884 (HC) Swifts, Cap: 3.
Age: 22 years, 8 months, 7 days. - WAL, 5 - 0, 3rd Feb 1883 (FR) Swifts, Cap: 2.
Age: 21 years, 7 months, 17 days. - WAL, 0 - 1, 26th Feb 1881 (FR) Swifts, Cap: 1.
Age: 19 years, 8 months, 10 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.