Robert Topham (footballer)

Robert Topham (3 November 1867 – 31 August 1931) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.

Robert Topham
Personal information
Date of birth (1867-11-03)3 November 1867
Place of birth Ellesmere, England
Date of death 31 August 1931(1931-08-31) (aged 63)
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Oswestry
1891–1896 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Casuals
Chiswick Park
1894–1898 Corinthian
National team
1893–1894 England 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Ellesmere, Topham played for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Corinthian and Casuals, and earned two caps for England between 1893 and 1894.[1]

He was part of the Corinthian side that competed in the 1898 Sheriff of London Charity Shield against league winners Sheffield United, winning the free kick that Wilfrid Foster scored in the 1-1 replay which resulted in the honour being shared.[2]

His brother Arthur was also a footballer.[3]

References

  1. Robert Topham at Englandstats.com
  2. Corbett (ed.), B. O. Annals of the Corinthian Football Club, page 159. LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. Retrieved 31 August 2017.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  3. http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersT/BioTophamAG.html


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