Robert Topham (footballer)
Robert Topham (3 November 1867 – 31 August 1931) was an English international footballer, who played as an outside right.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 November 1867 | ||
| Place of birth | Ellesmere, England | ||
| Date of death | 31 August 1931 (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]
References
- Robert Topham at Englandstats.com
- 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)
- http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersT/BioTophamAG.html
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