Jarvis Kenrick
Appearance
Jarvis Kenrick (13 November 1852 – 29 January 1949) was an English association football player.
Born in Chichester, Sussex, Kenrick scored the first ever goal in the FA Cup, for Clapham Rovers in a 3–0 victory over Upton Park on 11 November 1871.[1] Kenrick scored two goals in the match. He later won the FA Cup three years running with Wanderers, scoring in two consecutive finals; the FA Cup Final 1877, and again the following year, in which he scored twice.
He was also a cricketer and made one first class appearance for Surrey.
Kenrick was the Honorary Secretary of the Croquet Association from 1904 to 1909.[2]
His sister, Margaret, was married to fellow Wanderers footballer Francis Birley.[3]
He died in Blatchington, Sussex.
Honours
References
- ^ "The first ever matches". TheFA.com. Retrieved 20 April 2007. [dead link]
- ^ The Croquet Association Centenary Year Book 1897–1997. The Croquet Association. 1997. ISBN 0-902758-05-5.
- ^ "Jarvis Kenrick". cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 2 March 2008.