Edward Christian (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 1858 | ||
| Place of birth | Malvern, England | ||
| Date of death | 3 April 1934 (aged 75) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Old Etonians | |||
| International career | |||
| 1879 | England | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Edward Christian (14 September 1858 – 3 April 1934)[1] was an English amateur footballer who earned one cap for the national team against Scotland in 1879.[2] He played in the full back position.
He was on the winning side for Old Etonians against Clapham Rovers in the 1879 FA Cup Final at Kennington Oval.
Christian was born at Malvern, Worcestershire and educated at Twyford School, near Winchester, Hampshire,[1] Eton College, and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. in 1881.[3]
Football and Other Sports
Christian was a full-back, praised by C.W. Alcock as "a fine back kicking well with either foot". He had played for Eton and Cambridge University (but never in Varsity matches which would have qualified him as a 'Blue'). In addition to the F.A. Cup competition of 1878–79, he played in the following season of 1879–80, only to find himself on the losing side against Clapham Rovers in the quarter final, again at the Oval. His playing career was short lived because of his early business career abroad.[3]
He also played cricket and was a member of the M.C.C. While abroad he was a prominent member of the Colombo Jockey Club.[3]
