William Rose (soccer player)

William Rose
Personnel
Surname	William Crisp Rose
birthday	December 1, 1861
place of birth	St. Pancras , London ,  England
date of death	February 4, 1937
Place of death	Bordesley Green , Birmingham ,  England
position	goal
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
	Small Heath Alliance
1878-1884	London Swifts
1884-1885	Swindon Town
	Preston North End
	FC Stoke
1888-1894	Wolverhampton Wanderers	115 (0)
1894-1895	Loughborough Town	24 (1)
1895-1896	Wolverhampton Wanderers	19 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1884-1891	England	5 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

William Crisp "Billy" Rose (born December 1, 1861 in St. Pancras , London , † February 4, 1937 in Bordesley Green , Birmingham ) was an English football goalkeeper who played five international matches for the English national team between 1884 and 1891 and was in the early days of the Football League, which was founded in 1888 , made a name for himself as a longtime goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers .

Athletic career

Club career

Rose played in the 1880s for various English clubs, including first in Birmingham for the club Small Heath Alliance , which was later renamed "Small Heath", then "FC Birmingham" and is now called "Birmingham City". In his hometown he worked for the London Swifts before moving to the south-west English city of Swindon . He played there for Swindon Town , which was at that time before it was converted to a professional club. He is considered the first national player of the "Robins" and in a total of 14 registered friendly matches Rose was only beaten with eight goals. After gaining more experience in the North expressed Britain in pioneering club Preston North End and in the Midlands at FC Stoke (today: "Stoke City") closed it in 1888 - the year when the professional football league was launched - in Birmingham to Wolverhampton Wanderers on .

On March 25, 1893, Rose and his team faced Everton FC in the FA Cup final . In this final, which was not played at the Kennington Oval for the first time , but at the Fallowfield Stadium in Manchester , the team from Liverpool had been chosen as favorites in advance. In the first half, however, Rose only had to fend off two significant chances from the constantly attacking "Evertonians" and after the break, Harry Allen scored the decisive goal for the 1-0 victory. However, this first title win would be the last in his career for Rose. He moved to Loughborough Town and only a short time later returned to the Wanderers, where he again let his career end in 1895. During this time, voices were growing louder promoting a separate union for professional football players. Rose is said to have been a driving force behind the founding of a players' association.

English national team

For the English national team he made his debut on February 23, 1884 in Ballynafeigh Park in Belfast against Ireland and although he had to accept a goal in this game of the British Home Championship , the 8-1 victory was very clear. This was followed in the following month of March in the same competition two more encounters against Scotland and Wales . Although he did not concede the last of these three games against Wales (4-0), the 1-0 defeat against the northern neighbors ensured that Scotland should win the tournament this year. In the following years Rose was behind William Arthur of the Blackburn Rovers only a substitute and he only completed his next game on March 13, 1886 as a substitute against Ireland (6-1). As from the following year mostly Bob Roberts from West Bromwich Albion (or alternatively the amateur goalkeeper William Moon ) prevailed, Rose was largely disregarded in the future. It was not until March 7, 1891 that he was able to say goodbye to the English selection with his fifth international match at home in the Molineux Stadium with another 6-1 win over Ireland.

successes

• English cup winner : 1893

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Paul Taylor: The Luffs Who's Who - The Players of Loughborough Athletic and Football Club 1889 to 1900 . SoccerData, Nottingham 2014, ISBN 978-1-905891-85-6 , pp. 39 .
2. ↑ ^{a b} "Player Profile - Billy Rose" (swindon-town-fc.co.uk)
3. ^ "England - International Results 1872–1899 - Details" (RSSSF)