Adam Ferris
Scottish footballer
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Adam Ferris was a Scottish football player who played as a defender for Standard AC and Rouen at the turn of the 20th century.
 Ferris (captain, 4th from the left) in 1913 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | France | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1902 | Standard AC | ||
| 1902–1915 | Rouen | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Together with William Attrill, Alfred Short, and Edward Theobald, Ferris was a member of the Standard team that won the 1901 USFSA Football Championship, starting as a full-back in the final against Le Havre on 14 April, in which he "frequently saved the situation" and "ruthlessly stopped all the opposing charges" in a 1–1 draw,[1] thus forcing a replay two weeks later at Stade Langstaff, which he was unable to play because the USFSA Commission ruled him ineligible after Le Havre filed a request for his disqualification on the basis that Ferris lived in Seine-Inférieure and could not prove he resided in Paris. Either way, Standard claimed the title with a 6–1 victory.[2]
The following year, on 16 March 1902, Ferris started in the final of the 1902 Coupe Dewar, helping his side keep a clean-sheet in a 1–0 win over United SC; the following day, the journalists of the French newspaper L'Auto (forerunner to L'Équipe) stated that he was the team's best player, along with Jordan and goalscorer Wooley.[3] In 1902, Ferris left Standard AC to join Rouen,[4] bringing both his skills and valuable experience, which he put at the service of the club for several years, being later imitated by the Englishmen Billy Barnes and Charlie Witty.[citation needed] Despite being licensed to Rouen, Ferris started in the final of the 1904 Coupe Dewar on 17 April, strangely as a forward, helping his side to a 2–1 victory.[5]
On 27 April 1913, Ferris, now in his late 30s, started in the final of the USFSA national final, which ended in a 1–0 loss to SH de Marseille, a club of English and Swiss immigrants.[6] The following day, the journalists of L'Auto stated that "the old full-back always positions himself well, but his clearances did not have their customary power",[6] while those of La Vie au grand air stated that "despite the advice of the veteran Ferris, the youngesters of Rouen exerted themselves excessively due to overestimating their strength".[7]
Honours
- Standard AC
- USFSA Football Championship:
- Champion (1): 1901
- Coupe Dewar:
- Champion (2): 1902 and 1904
Bibliography
- Pessiot, Guy (2004). Histoire de Rouen : 1900-1939 en 800 photographies [History of Rouen: 1900-1939 in 800 photographs] (in French). Paris: Des Falaises. p. 320. ISBN 978-2-906-25886-0.