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| fullname = Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland |
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| birth_place = [[Wolverhampton]], England |
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'''Frederick Beaconsfield''' "'''Fred'''" '''Pentland''' (29 July 1883 – 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for, among others, [[Blackburn Rovers]], [[Queens Park Rangers]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[England national football team|England]]. |
'''Frederick Beaconsfield''' "'''Fred'''" '''Pentland''' (29 July 1883 – 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for, among others, [[Blackburn Rovers]], [[Queens Park Rangers]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[England national football team|England]]. However he is best remembered for his career as a manager in Spain where he coached several clubs including [[Athletic Bilbao]] and [[Atlético Madrid|Athletic Madrid]]. He also had brief spells as coach of [[Germany national football team|Germany]], [[France national football team|France]] and [[Spain national football team|Spain]]. During the [[First World War]] he was interned at [[Ruhleben internment camp|Ruhleben]], a civilian detention camp on the outskirts of Berlin in Germany. |
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Pentland earned the nickname ''El Bombín'', due to his [[bowler hat]], while at [[Athletic Bilbao]]. He is still the club's most successful manager to date, winning two [[La Liga]] titles and the [[Copa del Rey]] on five occasions. He returned to England before the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]] and briefly worked as an assistant manager at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] and then as manager of [[Barrow A.F.C.]]. In 1959 Athletic invited Pentland back to Spain for a testimonial game against [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]] and awarded him a Distinguished Members medal. When he died in 1962, Athletic held a memorial service in his honour at [[San Mamés Stadium|San Mamés]]. He was buried at [[St Mary the Virgin, Lytchett Matravers|St Mary's Church]] [[Lytchett Matravers]] in Dorset. |
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In May 1929 he helped coach [[Spain national football team|Spain]], under manager José María Mateos, when they beat [[England national football team|England]] 4–3 at Athletic Madrid's [[Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid|Metropolitano Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Spain 4 England 3 (match summary)| url = http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=167| publisher = www.englandstats.com| date = 15 May 1929 | accessdate = 24 January 2009}}</ref> |
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==Playing career== |
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Before joining [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] in 1903, Pentland worked as a gun makers assistant and played for several junior clubs in the [[Birmingham]] area. After a brief spell with Blackpool he quickly transferred to [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] where he played until 1906. Among his fellow players at Blackburn was [[Samuel Wolstenholme]]. After a season at [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] he joined [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] and helped them win the [[1907-08 Southern Football League]] title. He subsequently played in the [[1908 FA Charity Shield]] game against [[Football League First Division|English League]] champions [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. In 1908 he joined [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] where his team mates included [[Alf Common]] and [[Steve Bloomer]]. While at Middlesbrough, he also won five caps for [[England national football team|England]]. Playing alongside [[Vivian Woodward]], he helped England win the [[1908-09 British Home Championship]]. In August 1912 he joined Midland League side [[Halifax Town A.F.C.|Halifax Town]] but moved to [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] the following February. However, Pentland returned to Halifax in December 1913, a knee injury in a game at Heckmondwike in April 1914 bringing an end to his playing career. |
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==Prisoner in Germany== |
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After retiring as a player, Pentland went to [[Berlin]] in 1914 to take charge of the [[Germany national football team|German Olympic football team]]. However within a few months, the [[First World War]] broke out and he was subsequently interned at [[Ruhleben internment camp|Ruhleben]], a civilian detention camp in the [[Spandau]] district of Berlin. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. Pentland was prominent in organising and playing football within the camp. He was chairman of the Ruhleben Football Association and regularly contributed to football articles in the camp magazine. |
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Pentland was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former club team mates and fellow [[England national football team|England]] internationals, [[Samuel Wolstenholme]] and [[Steve Bloomer]], veteran England international [[Fred Spiksley]], a [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] international, [[John Cameron (1872-1935)|John Cameron]], a [[Germany national football team|German]] international [[Edwin Dutton]], and [[John Brearley]], once of [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] and [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. On 2 May 1915 an ''England XI'' featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a ''World XI'' captained by Cameron. Towards the end of the war an international triangular tournament called the ''Coupe de Allies'', featuring a ''British XI'', a ''French XI'' and a ''Belgium XI'', was organised. Pentland remained in the camp until the end of the war and then returned to England. While recuperating in the [[West Country]] he met and later married his nurse, a war widow working as a [[Voluntary Aid Detachment|VAD]]. |
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==Olympic Games with France== |
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In 1920 Pentland coached [[France national football team|France]] at the [[Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]. France received a bye to the quarter-final stages where they beat [[Italy national football team|Italy]] 3–1. However, in the semi-finals they lost 4–1 to [[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]]. The final stages of the tournament descended into farce and France missed out on the opportunity to win the silver medal. The host nation, [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]] won the gold medal by default after Czechoslovakia walked off in protest during the final, unhappy with the performance of the referee. As a result, they were disqualified and a second consolation tournament was organised to decide the silver and bronze medallists. However France and Pentland, presuming the competition was over, had already returned home and [[Spain national football team|Spain]] eventually won the silver medal. |
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==Manager in Spain== |
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In 1920 Pentland joined [[Racing de Santander]] but after one season he was poached by [[Athletic Bilbao]]. He revolutionised the way Athletic played, favouring the short-passing game and in 1923 he led the club to victory in the [[Copa del Rey]]. However, in 1925 he left Athletic and went onto coach [[Atlético Madrid|Athletic Madrid]], leading them to the Copa final in 1926. He then left the Madrid club for one season and coached [[Real Oviedo]]. In 1927 he returned to Athletic Madrid and guided them to victory in the Campeonato del Centro. He was also manager at the Madrid side during the inaugural [[La Liga]] season. In May 1929 he helped coach [[Spain national football team|Spain]], under manager José María Mateos, when they beat [[England national football team|England]] 4–3 at Athletic Madrid's [[Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid|Metropolitano Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web| title = Spain 4 England 3 (match summary)| url = http://www.englandstats.com/matchreport.php?mid=167| publisher = www.englandstats.com| date = 15 May 1929 | accessdate = 24 January 2009}}</ref> As a result, Spain became the first non-British team to beat England. |
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In 1929 Pentland rejoined [[Athletic Bilbao]]. He subsequently led them to [[La Liga]]/[[Copa del Rey]] doubles in 1930 and 1931. He also guided the club as they won the [[Copa del Rey]] four times in a row between 1930 and 1933 and finished as [[La Liga]] runners-up in 1932 and 1933. Pentland's Athletic were notable for their prolific goalscorers including [[Agustín Sauto Arana|Bata]] and [[Guillermo Gorostiza]]. In 1931 he also masterminded Athletic's 12–1 victory over [[FC Barcelona]], the latter's worst ever defeat. In 1933 he joined [[Atlético Madrid|Athletic Madrid]] for a third time but returned to England at the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]]. |
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==Honours== |
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''Manager'' |
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'''[[Athletic Bilbao]]''' |
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*'''[[La Liga]]: 2''' |
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** 1929–30, 1930–31 |
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*''' [[Copa del Rey]]: 5''' |
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** [[1923 Copa del Rey|1923]], [[1930 Copa del Rey|1930]], [[1930 Copa del Rey|1931]], 1932, 1933 |
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*'''Campeonato de Vizcaya: 5''' |
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** 1923–24, 1924–25, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33 |
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'''Atlético Madrid''' |
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*'''[[Campeonato del Centro]]: 1''' |
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** 1927–28 |
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''Player'' |
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'''Queens Park Rangers''' |
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* '''[[Southern Football League]]: 1''' |
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** 1907–08 |
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'''England''' |
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*'''[[British Home Championship]]: 1''' |
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**1909 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Sources== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://elbombin.stuarthomfray.co.uk/Fred-Pentland/ Article on Pentland] |
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*[http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/boro-objects-fred-pentland-international-7432779] |
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*[http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/welcome-to-spains-old-english-outpost-7569163.html] |
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*[http://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/923-Europe/3369-passing-through] |
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*[http://www.centrocampista.com/2012/11/the-man-in-the-bowler-hat-beautiful-football-comes-to-spain/] |
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*[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersP/BioPentlandFB.html Pentland at www.englandfootballonline.com] |
*[http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersP/BioPentlandFB.html Pentland at www.englandfootballonline.com] |
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*[http://ruhleben.tripod.com/id11.html Pentland at Ruhleben] |
*[http://ruhleben.tripod.com/id11.html Pentland at Ruhleben] |
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Full name | Frederick Beaconsfield Pentland | ||
Date of birth | 29 July 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Wolverhampton, England | ||
Date of death | 16 March 1962 | (aged 78)||
Place of death | Poole, England | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
189x | Avondale Juniors | ||
189x–1900 | Willenhall Swifts | ||
1900–1903 | Small Heath | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1903 | Blackpool | 8 | (5) |
1903–1906 | Blackburn Rovers | 51 | (9) |
1906–1907 | Brentford | 36 | (12) |
1907–1908 | Queens Park Rangers | 37 | (14) |
1908–1912 | Middlesbrough | 92 | (11) |
1912 | Halifax Town | ||
1913 | Stoke | 12 | (6) |
Total | 200+ | (45+) | |
International career | |||
1909 | England | 5 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1914 | Germany (Olympic team) | ||
1920 | France | ||
1920–1921 | Racing de Santander | ||
1922–1925 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
1925–1926 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1926–1927 | Real Oviedo | ||
1927–1929 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1929–1933 | Athletic Bilbao | ||
1934–1935 | Atlético Madrid | ||
1938–1940 | Barrow | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frederick Beaconsfield "Fred" Pentland (29 July 1883 – 16 March 1962) was an English footballer and manager. He played as a forward for, among others, Blackburn Rovers, Queens Park Rangers, Middlesbrough and England. However he is best remembered for his career as a manager in Spain where he coached several clubs including Athletic Bilbao and Athletic Madrid. He also had brief spells as coach of Germany, France and Spain. During the First World War he was interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp on the outskirts of Berlin in Germany.
Pentland earned the nickname El Bombín, due to his bowler hat, while at Athletic Bilbao. He is still the club's most successful manager to date, winning two La Liga titles and the Copa del Rey on five occasions. He returned to England before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War and briefly worked as an assistant manager at Brentford and then as manager of Barrow A.F.C.. In 1959 Athletic invited Pentland back to Spain for a testimonial game against Chelsea and awarded him a Distinguished Members medal. When he died in 1962, Athletic held a memorial service in his honour at San Mamés. He was buried at St Mary's Church Lytchett Matravers in Dorset.
Playing career
Before joining Blackpool in 1903, Pentland worked as a gun makers assistant and played for several junior clubs in the Birmingham area. After a brief spell with Blackpool he quickly transferred to Blackburn Rovers where he played until 1906. Among his fellow players at Blackburn was Samuel Wolstenholme. After a season at Brentford he joined Queens Park Rangers and helped them win the 1907-08 Southern Football League title. He subsequently played in the 1908 FA Charity Shield game against English League champions Manchester United. In 1908 he joined Middlesbrough where his team mates included Alf Common and Steve Bloomer. While at Middlesbrough, he also won five caps for England. Playing alongside Vivian Woodward, he helped England win the 1908-09 British Home Championship. In August 1912 he joined Midland League side Halifax Town but moved to Stoke City the following February. However, Pentland returned to Halifax in December 1913, a knee injury in a game at Heckmondwike in April 1914 bringing an end to his playing career.
Prisoner in Germany
After retiring as a player, Pentland went to Berlin in 1914 to take charge of the German Olympic football team. However within a few months, the First World War broke out and he was subsequently interned at Ruhleben, a civilian detention camp in the Spandau district of Berlin. The camp contained between 4,000 and 5,500 prisoners. Gradually a mini-society evolved and football became a popular activity. Cup and league competitions were organised and as many as 1,000 attended the bigger games. Pentland was prominent in organising and playing football within the camp. He was chairman of the Ruhleben Football Association and regularly contributed to football articles in the camp magazine.
Pentland was one of several former professional footballers at Ruhleben. Others included former club team mates and fellow England internationals, Samuel Wolstenholme and Steve Bloomer, veteran England international Fred Spiksley, a Scotland international, John Cameron, a German international Edwin Dutton, and John Brearley, once of Everton and Tottenham Hotspur. On 2 May 1915 an England XI featuring Pentland, Wolstenholme, Brearley and Bloomer played a World XI captained by Cameron. Towards the end of the war an international triangular tournament called the Coupe de Allies, featuring a British XI, a French XI and a Belgium XI, was organised. Pentland remained in the camp until the end of the war and then returned to England. While recuperating in the West Country he met and later married his nurse, a war widow working as a VAD.
Olympic Games with France
In 1920 Pentland coached France at the Olympic Games. France received a bye to the quarter-final stages where they beat Italy 3–1. However, in the semi-finals they lost 4–1 to Czechoslovakia. The final stages of the tournament descended into farce and France missed out on the opportunity to win the silver medal. The host nation, Belgium won the gold medal by default after Czechoslovakia walked off in protest during the final, unhappy with the performance of the referee. As a result, they were disqualified and a second consolation tournament was organised to decide the silver and bronze medallists. However France and Pentland, presuming the competition was over, had already returned home and Spain eventually won the silver medal.
Manager in Spain
In 1920 Pentland joined Racing de Santander but after one season he was poached by Athletic Bilbao. He revolutionised the way Athletic played, favouring the short-passing game and in 1923 he led the club to victory in the Copa del Rey. However, in 1925 he left Athletic and went onto coach Athletic Madrid, leading them to the Copa final in 1926. He then left the Madrid club for one season and coached Real Oviedo. In 1927 he returned to Athletic Madrid and guided them to victory in the Campeonato del Centro. He was also manager at the Madrid side during the inaugural La Liga season. In May 1929 he helped coach Spain, under manager José María Mateos, when they beat England 4–3 at Athletic Madrid's Metropolitano Stadium.[1] As a result, Spain became the first non-British team to beat England.
In 1929 Pentland rejoined Athletic Bilbao. He subsequently led them to La Liga/Copa del Rey doubles in 1930 and 1931. He also guided the club as they won the Copa del Rey four times in a row between 1930 and 1933 and finished as La Liga runners-up in 1932 and 1933. Pentland's Athletic were notable for their prolific goalscorers including Bata and Guillermo Gorostiza. In 1931 he also masterminded Athletic's 12–1 victory over FC Barcelona, the latter's worst ever defeat. In 1933 he joined Athletic Madrid for a third time but returned to England at the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
Honours
Manager
- La Liga: 2
- 1929–30, 1930–31
- Copa del Rey: 5
- Campeonato de Vizcaya: 5
- 1923–24, 1924–25, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33
Atlético Madrid
- Campeonato del Centro: 1
- 1927–28
Player
Queens Park Rangers
- Southern Football League: 1
- 1907–08
England
- British Home Championship: 1
- 1909
References
- ^ "Spain 4 England 3 (match summary)". www.englandstats.com. 15 May 1929. Retrieved 24 January 2009.
Sources
- Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football (2003), Phil Ball.
External links
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1883 births
- Sportspeople from Wolverhampton
- 1962 deaths
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English football managers
- France national football team managers
- Racing de Santander managers
- Athletic Bilbao managers
- Real Oviedo managers
- Atlético Madrid managers
- La Liga managers
- World War I civilian detainees held by Germany
- Expatriate football managers in France
- Expatriate football managers in Germany
- Expatriate football managers in Spain
- Brentford F.C. non-playing staff