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  1. Charles Wreford-Brown (9 October 1866 – 26 November 1951) was an English sportsman. He captained the England national football team and was a county cricketer during the Victorian age, and later acted as a sports legislator during the 20th century. Wreford-Brown is usually credited with inventing the term soccer as an abbreviation for ...

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  2. Charles Wreford-Brown was born in Bristol on 9th October 1866. He was educated at Charterhouse School and at this time public schools were pioneering the game of football. He was a talented sportsman and played football and cricket for Oxford University .

  3. minutes as captain: 270. Timeline. Charles Wreford-Brown BA. Birth. Tuesday, 9 October 1866 at Paragon (left), in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire [registered as Charles W. Brown in Clifton, December 1866]. Death. Monday, 26 November 1951 at 1 0 Portchester Terrace, Paddington, aged 85 years 48 days [registered as Wreford-Brown and W. Brown in ...

  4. Charles Wreford-Brown dedicated more than 60 years of his life to football as either a player, referee, administrator and member of the Football Association. He started both his football and cricket careers during his time at Charterhouse School, and in his final year in 1885, was captain of both first elevens.

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  5. Charlie and Helen Wreford Brown had three children together. Guy Denis (b.27 May 1905), Peter Geoffrey (d.1909) and Anthony John (b.1912) According to the 1911 census, Charles is still a solicitor and is married to Helen and they have two children, Guy and Peter. With them is Helen's brother, Wilfred, and four servants.

  6. Span. 1886 - 1898. View more. Read about Charles Wreford-Brown cricket player from England profile, stats, rankings, records, videos, photos at ESPNcricinfo.

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  8. Span. 1886 - 1898. Charles Wreford-Brown's recent matches played across all cricket formats including Tests, ODIs, T20Is and other formats.