List of English cricket and football players
This is a list of sportspeople who have played both first-class cricket and top level football in England. The list includes thirteen sportspeople who are dual internationals, having represented England's national team at both sports.
Footballers who have not competed at a professional level in the Football League are only eligible for inclusion if they have represented the England national football team.
Double internationals
Name | Cricket club/team | Cricket profile[1] | Football club/team | Football profile[2] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Arnold |
| [1] |
| [2] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine |
Andy Ducat |
| [3] |
| [4] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine |
C. B. Fry | [5] | [6] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Tip Foster | [7] | [8] | ||
Leslie Gay | [9] | [10] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Billy Gunn | [11] | [12] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Wally Hardinge | [13] Archived 12 August 2020 at the Wayback Machine | [14] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Alfred Lyttelton | [15] | [16] Archived 23 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Harry Makepeace | [17] | [18] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Arthur Milton | [19] | [20] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Jack Sharp | [21] | [22] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Clare Taylor | [23] | |||
Willie Watson | [24] | [25] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine |
England cricket team and professional football
Name | Cricket club/team | Cricket profile | Football club/team | Football profile |
---|---|---|---|---|
Les Ames | [26] | |||
David Bairstow | [27] | [28] | ||
Chris Balderstone | [29] | [30] | ||
Ian Botham | [31] | [32] | ||
Brian Close | [33] | [34] [35] | ||
Denis Compton | [36] | [37] | ||
Jack Durston | [38] | |||
Laurie Fishlock | [39] | |||
Wally Hammond | ||||
Patsy Hendren | [40] | |||
Harry Howell | [41] |
| ||
Walter Keeton | [42] | [43] | ||
Phil Mead | [44] | |||
Cyril Poole | [45] | [46] | ||
Walter Robins | [47] | |||
Mordecai Sherwin | [48] | |||
Arnie Sidebottom | [49] | [50] | ||
David Smith | [51] | [52] | ||
Micky Stewart | [53] | [54] | ||
William Storer | [55] | [56] | ||
Frank Sugg | [57] | |||
Ken Taylor | [58] | [59] |
First-class cricket and England football team
Name | Cricket club/team | Cricket profile | Football club/team | Football profile |
---|---|---|---|---|
C. W. Alcock | [60] |
| [61] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | |
Claude Ashton | [62] | [63] | ||
Morton Betts | [64] | [65] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Francis Birley | [66] |
| [67] | |
George Brann | [68] |
| [69] | |
John Brockbank | [70] | [71] | ||
Cuthbert Burnup | [72] | [73] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Lindsay Bury | [74] |
| [75] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | |
Raich Carter | [76] | [77] | ||
Charles Chenery | [78] |
| [79] | |
Leslie Compton | [80] | [81] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Tommy Cook | [82] | [83] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Norman Cooper | [84] | [85] | ||
George Cotterill | [86] |
| [87] | |
Arthur Cursham | [88] | [89] Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Henry Cursham | [90] | [91] | ||
Harry Daft | [92] | [93] | ||
John Devey | [94] | [95] | ||
Percy de Paravicini | [96] | [97] | ||
John Dixon | [98] | [99] | ||
Graham Doggart | [100] | [101] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Ted Drake | [102] | [103] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
William Foulke | [104] | [105] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Monty Garland-Wells | [106] |
| [107] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | |
Billy George | [108] | [109] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
John Goodall | [110] | [111] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
R. Cunliffe Gosling | [112] | [113] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Leonard Graham | [114] | [115] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Arthur Grimsdell |
| [116] | [117] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | |
Fred Hargreaves | [118] | [119] | ||
Stanley Harris | [120] |
| [121] | |
Edward Haygarth | [122] | [123] | ||
Mike Hellawell | [124] | [125] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Arthur Henfrey | [126] |
| [127] | |
Gordon Hodgson | [128] | [129] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Anthony Hossack | [130] | [131] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Eric Houghton | [132] | [133] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Leonard Howell | [134] |
| [135] | |
Geoff Hurst | [136] | [137] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
James Iremonger | [138] | [139] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
William Kenyon-Slaney | [140] |
| [141] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | |
Robert Kingsford | [142] |
| [143] | |
Arthur Knight | [144] | [145] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Jack Lee | [146] | [147] | ||
Tinsley Lindley | [148] |
| [149] Archived 25 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine | |
William Lindsay | [150] |
| [151] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | |
Lewis Vaughan Lodge | [152] |
| [153] Archived 4 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine | |
Edward Lyttelton | [154] | [155] | ||
Clement Mitchell | [156] | [157] | ||
Billy Moon | [158] | [159] | ||
Ernest Needham | [160] | [161] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Cuthbert Ottaway | [162] |
| [163] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | |
Percival Parr |
| [164] | [165] Archived 4 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine | |
George Raikes | [166] | [167] | ||
Herbert Rawson | [168] | [169] | ||
G. O. Smith | [170] |
| [171] | |
Harry Storer, Jr. | [172] | [173] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Alfred Stratford | [174] |
| [175] | |
Derek Ufton | [176] | [177] | ||
Fanny Walden | [178] | [179] | ||
Percy Walters | [180] | [181] | ||
Sam Weaver | [182] | [183] | ||
Fred Wheldon | [184] | [185] | ||
Herbert Whitfeld | [186] | [187] | ||
S.W. Widdowson | [188] | [189] Archived 2 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Charles Plumpton Wilson[3] | [190] | [191] | ||
Claude Wilson | [192] | [193] | ||
Jimmy Windridge | [194] | [195] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Max Woosnam | [196] | [197] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Charles Wreford-Brown | [198] |
| [199] Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine |
First-class cricket and professional football
Name | Cricket club/team | Cricket profile | Football club/team | Football profile |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hubert Ashton | [200] | |||
Ray Bailey | [201] | |||
Gordon Barker | [202] | [203] | ||
Keith Barker | [204] | [205] | ||
Mike Barnard | [206] | [207] | ||
William Bates | [208] | |||
Don Bennett | [209] | [210] | ||
Ian Buxton | [211] | [212] | ||
Alec Campbell | [213] | |||
Tom Clark | [214] | [215] | ||
Billy Cook | [216] | [217] | ||
Lol Cook | [218] | [219] | ||
Graham Cross | [220] | [221] | ||
John Cuffe | [222] | [223] | ||
Jim Cumbes | [224] | [225] | ||
George Dews | [226] | [227] | ||
Len Dolding | [228] | [229] | ||
Alonzo Drake | [230] | |||
Jack Dyson | [231] | [232] | ||
Charlie Elliott | [233] | [234] | ||
Arthur Foster | [235] | |||
William Fox | [236] | |||
Joe Gatting | [237] | [238] | ||
Freddie Goodwin | [239] | [240] | ||
Ian Hall | [241] | [242] | ||
Jim Hammond | [243] | [244] | ||
Bernard Harrison | [245] | [246] | ||
Bill Harvey | [247] | |||
Ted Hemsley | [248] | [249] | ||
John Higgins | [250] | |||
Len Hill | [251] | [252] | ||
Chris Hollins | [253] | |||
Arthur Holt | [254] | |||
Henry Horton | [255] | [256] | ||
Albert Iremonger | [257] | [258] | ||
Harold Jarman | [259] | [260] | ||
Arthur Jepson | [261] | |||
Stuart McMillan | [262] | |||
Chris Marples | [263] | [264] | ||
Barrie Meyer | [265] | [266] | ||
Frank Mitchell | [267] | [268] | ||
Tony Moor |
| |||
Arthur Mounteney | [269] | |||
Phil Neale | [270] | [271] | ||
Ron Nicholls | [272] | [273] | ||
Joe North | [274] | |||
Eddie Presland | ||||
Ralph Prouton | [275] | [276] | ||
Alan Ramage | [277] | [278] | ||
Don Roper | [279] | [280] | ||
Sid Russell | [281] | [282] | ||
Malcolm Scott | [283] | [284] | ||
Jim Standen | [285] | [286] | ||
Bob Stephenson | [287] | |||
Harry Storer, Sr. | [288] | |||
Ken Suttle | [289] | [290] | ||
Ray Swallow | [291] | [292] | ||
Ron Tindall | [293] | [294] | ||
Maurice Tompkin | [295] | [296] | ||
Horace Wass | [297] | |||
Henry White | [298] | |||
Levi Wright | [299] | [300] |
See also
References
- ^ All profiles link to www.cricketarchive.com
- ^ England national football team players' profiles link to www.englandfc.com.
Pre-Second World War footballers' Football League clubs are referenced to Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6., unless otherwise noted.
Post-war footballers' profiles link to "Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database". Neil Brown., unless otherwise noted. - ^ Also played Rugby Union for England
External links
- Multi-talented Footballers – Guardian article
- All Round Sporting Heroes – Chesterfield FC website
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Cricketers who played other sports
- Association football (England)
- Association football (Scotland)
- Australian rules football
- Rugby league
- Rugby union