William Rose (footballer)

English footballer

William Rose

Personal information
Full name|  William Crisp Rose[1]
Date of birth|  (1861-12-01)1 December 1861
Place of birth|  Euston, Middlesex, England
Date of death|  2 February 1937(1937-02-02) (aged 75)
Place of death|  Birmingham, England
Height|  5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1877–1882|  Small Heath|  |
1882–1884|  Swindon Town|  |
1884|  Swifts|  |
1884–1885|  Swindon Victoria|  |
1885|  Corinthian|  |
1885–1888|  Preston North End|  |
1888|  Warwick County|  |
1888–1894|  Wolverhampton Wanderers|  |
1894–1895|  Loughborough Town|  |
1895–1896|  Wolverhampton Wanderers|  |
International career
1884–1891|  England|  5|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Crisp Rose (1 December 1861 – 2 February 1937) was an English international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

## Early and personal life[edit]

Born in Euston, Middlesex, Rose was the eldest of three sons; their father was a carpenter, a trade which Rose also later practiced.[1] The family later moved to Aston in Birmingham.[1] He married in August 1886; his wife died by the end of the year.[1] He had a second marriage in September 1896, and four children.[1]

## Career[edit]

Rose began his career with Small Heath, Swindon Town, Swifts, Swindon Victoria, Corinthian, Preston North End, Warwick County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Loughborough Town.[1] He won the FA Cup once and was runner-up twice.[1]

He earned five caps for England between 1884 and 1891.[1][2]

## Later life and death[edit]

By 1891 he was the hotel manager of a pub in Wolverhampton, at which his younger brother was a barman.[1] By 1901 he was a 'beerhouse keeper' in Crewe, and by 1911 he was the manager of a pub in Birmingham.[1] He also worked as a tobacconist in Bordesley.[1]

He slipped outside a shop and died on 2 February 1937, aged 75.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "England Goalkeepers - Billy Rose". www.englandfootballonline.com.
2. ^ "William Rose". Englandstats.com.

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