Fred Rouse (footballer)

Fredrick William Rouse (28 November 1881 – December 1953) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Chelsea, Everton, Grimsby Town, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion. He also represented the Football League XI.

Fred Rouse
Rouse while with Chelsea in 1907
Personal information
Full name Fredrick William Rouse[1]
Date of birth (1881-11-28)28 November 1881
Place of birth Cranford, England[1]
Date of death December 1953 (1954-01) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death Windsor, England
Height 5 ft 10.5 in (179 cm)[2]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1898–1900 Southall
1900–1902 Wycombe Wanderers 32 (20)
1902 Shepherd's Bush 2 (0)
1902–1903 Brentford 0 (0)
1903–1904 Grimsby Town 37 (15)
1904–1906 Stoke 69 (26)
1906–1907 Everton 9 (2)
1907–1909 Chelsea 38 (11)
1909–1910 West Bromwich Albion 5 (2)
1910–1911 Croydon Common 26 (11)
1911–1912 Brentford 15 (5)
Slough
Total 158 (56)
National team
1905–1906 The Football League XI 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A centre forward, Rouse was born in Cranford and played for London clubs Southall, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and Shepherds Bush, before moving north to join First Division club Grimsby Town in 1903.[1][2][3] Despite suffering relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1902–03 season,[4] he impressed at the "Mariners" and earned a move to division rivals Stoke in April 1904.[2] Rouse top-scored for the team with 12 and 10 goals during the 1904–05 and 1905–06 seasons respectively.[1][2] In November 1906, financial concerns led to his sale to First Division club Everton for a £600 fee.[1] Rouse struggled to settle at Goodison Park and returned to London to join First Division club Chelsea for a £1000 fee.[5][6] After two seasons at Stamford Bridge, Rouse dropped down to the Second Division to play the 1909–10 season with West Bromwich Albion and later played for Croydon Common, Brentford and Slough.[2][7][8]

Representative career

Rouse represented the Football League XI in matches versus the Irish League XI in October 1905 and October 1906, scoring once a 6–0 victory in the latter match.[9]

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Rouse became publican of the Coach & Horses pub at Hayes Bridge.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wycombe Wanderers 1900–01[10] Southern League Second Division 13 12 0 0 16 13
1901–02[10] 19 8 0 0 30 15
Total 32 20 0 0 46 28
Shepherd's Bush 1901–02[2] Southern League Second Division 2 0 — 2 0
Grimsby Town 1902–03[11] First Division 62— 62
1903–04[11] Second Division 3113203313
Total 3715203915
Stoke 1903–04[2] First Division 10— 10
1904–05[2] First Division 3012203212
1905–06[2] First Division 2810203010
1906–07[2] First Division 104— 104
Total 6926407326
Everton 1906–07[6] First Division 611071
1907–08[6] First Division 31— 31
Total 9210102
Chelsea 1907–08[6] First Division 20610216
1908–09[6] First Division 18530215
Total 38940429
West Bromwich Albion 1909–10[7] Second Division 520052
Croydon Common 1910–11[2] Southern League Second Division 11 6 1 0 12 6
Brentford 1911–12[8] Southern League First Division 15 5 2 0 17 5
Career Total 2038212022990

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. "Biographies – Fred Rouse" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. 10 September 2017.
  3. "Rouse Fred Everton 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. Grimsby Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  5. "Minute Book". evertoncollection.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. "Frederick Rouse". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  7. "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1909/10". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
  9. "Frederick William Rouse". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. "Fred Rouse – Player File". Chairboys on the Net. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  11. Fred Rouse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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