List of English cricket and football players
This is a list of sportspeople who have played both first-class cricket and top level football in England. The list includes thirteen sportspeople who are dual internationals, having represented England's national team at both sports.
Footballers who have not competed at a professional level in the Football League are only eligible for inclusion if they have represented the England national football team.
Double internationals
| Name | Cricket club/team | Cricket profile[1] |
Football club/team | Football profile[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Arnold | [1] | [2] | ||
| Andy Ducat | [3] | [4] | ||
| C. B. Fry | [5] | [6] | ||
| Tip Foster | [7] | [8] | ||
| Leslie Gay | [9] | [10] | ||
| Billy Gunn | [11] | [12] | ||
| Wally Hardinge | [13] | [14] | ||
| Alfred Lyttelton | [15] | [16] | ||
| Harry Makepeace | [17] | [18] | ||
| Arthur Milton | [19] | [20] | ||
| Jack Sharp | [21] | [22] | ||
| Clare Taylor | [23] | |||
| Willie Watson | [24] | [25] |
England cricket team and professional football
| Name | Cricket club/team | Cricket profile |
Football club/team | Football profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Ames | [26] | |||
| David Bairstow | [27] | [28] | ||
| Chris Balderstone | [29] | [30] | ||
| Ian Botham | [31] | [32] | ||
| Brian Close | [33] | [34] | ||
| Denis Compton | [35] | [36] | ||
| Jack Durston | [37] | |||
| Laurie Fishlock | [38] | |||
| Patsy Hendren | [39] | |||
| Harry Howell | [40] | |||
| Walter Keeton | [41] | [42] | ||
| Phil Mead | [43] | |||
| Cyril Poole | [44] | [45] | ||
| Walter Robins | [46] | |||
| Mordecai Sherwin | [47] | |||
| Arnie Sidebottom | [48] | [49] | ||
| David Smith | [50] | [51] | ||
| Micky Stewart | [52] | [53] | ||
| William Storer | [54] | [55] | ||
| Frank Sugg | [56] | |||
| Ken Taylor | [57] | [58] |
First-class cricket and England football team
First-class cricket and professional football
See also
References
- ^ All profiles link to www.cricketarchive.com
- ^ England national football team players' profiles link to www.englandfc.com.
Pre-Second World War footballers' Football League clubs are referenced to Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6., unless otherwise noted.
Post-war footballers' profiles link to "Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database". Neil Brown., unless otherwise noted. - ^ Also played Rugby Union for England