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Robert Walpole Sealy Vidal, who from 1892 was Robert Walpole Sealy (3 September 1853 – 5 November 1914) was an English 19th century footballer who featured in the first three FA Cup Finals for two different clubs.
The following year, 1874, Vidal became a playing member of the Oxford University AFC. Club honours FA Cup winners 1871-72 [probably the only schoolboy ever to win the FA Cup] , 1873-74; runners-up 1872-73;
May 28, 2015 · In a nod to cricket, players had to appeal for a goal and changed ends after each goal, not at half-time. This once allowed Walpole Vidal to score three times without the opposition touching...
Oct 15, 2010 · But raw ball skills won the day, the only goal of the game being slotted home by Morton Betts after a long mazy run by one of his seven fellow forwards, Robert Walpole Sealy Vidal. So...
Walpole Vidal former footballer from England midfield * Sep 3, 1853 in Abbotsham, England.
- England
- September 3, 1853
- Abbotsham
Jun 9, 2023 · The England line-up features Charles Chenery and Walpole Vidal whilst the ‘Umpire’ in Charles Alcock. Chenery would go on to play for England in the first-ever international against Scotland in October 1872 and make two further appearance for his country.
These were the days when the players themselves ran football. The England team was a mixture of experienced players like Alcock, Alfred Baker and Edward Bowen, and schoolboys like the 16-year old Walpole Vidal, Alfred Thornton and Parry Crake.
