I've been adding a few things to this website in recent days. Mainly helping out with Scotland's victorian kit design. It's a brilliant site, take a look.
http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/
A lot of work has gone into Fred's early performances in recent days. We have newspaper reports which list him playing for his school team. The earliest we have found is from 1883 when he was 13 years old. We have a couple more from a year latter. These along with all Gainsborough Institute, Gainsborough Wednesday, Jubeliee Swifts and Gainsborourgh Trinity matches are are all now in statistic tables, including all team line ups. This is Every Match he played (that has been reported) up to 1891
We do have the complete Alliance stats too for his first season at Wednesday and of course his League and cup stuff for Wednesday. But are currently missing friendly matches/united counties league matches/ and warncliffe charity cup matches for Wednesday.
We have all stats for Glossop, Leeds City and Watford. But unfortunately Southern United is very difficult to research. I have some but not all matches.
I have an illustration from the 40's that is of fred and says he scored over 350 competative goals in his career. I have for a long time dismissed this as a missunderstanding. But the more we get close to completing all the statistics the closer he gets to the total. I'm not sure it will catually get there, but it may be close.
Although our book will have a stats section it will not be the important part of the book, just an appendix at the back.
I have an exciting find, but due to one technicality I don't want to hare it just yet. Maybe tomorrow.
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