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Harry
Daft |
Notts County FC &
Corinthians FC
5 appearances, 3 goals
P 5 W 4 D 1 L
0 F 18:
A 4
90% successful
1889-92
captain: none
minutes played:
450 |
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Timeline |
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Harry Butler Daft |
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Birth |
Thursday, 5
April 1866 in
Radcliffe-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire |
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registered in Bingham April-June
1866 |
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Baptism |
Sunday, 1 July 1866 at St.
Mary's Church,
Radcliffe-on-Trent. |
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According to the 1871 census,
Harry Butler is the youngest of two sons (the older is Richard Parr) to
Richard and Mary (née Parr). They live at Radcliffe Hill in Radcliffe-on-Trent,
with one servant. His father is a brewing agent and cricket outfitter. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Harry now has three younger sisters living with their parents at Main
Street in Radcliffe. Harry himself is a student at Trent College in Long
Eaton. |
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According to the 1891 census,
Harry B. is a manager of a sports warehouse. He lives alone with a
servant at 43 Dovecote Lane in Beeston, Nottingham. |
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Marriage |
to Florence Whitlock, on Thursday, 23 April 1891 at St. Mary's Church in
Radcliffe-on-Trent |
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registered in Bingham April-June
1891 |
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"Yesterday, at
Radcliffe-on-Trent, H. B. Daft, the well known cricketer and International
left winger of the Notts Association football team, was married to Miss
Florence Whitlock, second daughter of Mrs. Whitlock, of Radcliffe. Some of
the directors and all the members of the Notts football team were present,
and a large party were entertained to luncheon at the house of Mr. R.
Daft. Among the numerous presents were a timepiece from the Notts
Incorporated Club and a silver epergne from the team."
- The Bolton Evening News, Friday, 24 April
1891 |
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Children |
Harry and Florence Daft had one daughter together. Dorothy
(b.9 October 1892) |
"FAILURE OF NOTTS CRICKETERS
"In the matter of Richard and Harry
Butler Daft, of Radcliffe-on-Trent, lately trading at the Trent Bridge Hotel, West Bridgford,
lately licensed victuallers, the said Harry Butler Daft, also trading in
co-partnership with Bernard Barnett, as H. B. Daft and Co., at 85
Carrington-st., Nottingham, as cricket and sports outfitters, a first
meeting of creditors was held on Tuesday, at Nottingham. The summary of
Dafts' joint statement of affairs disclosed liabilities £3,374 9s. 10d.,
and a deficiency of £2,547 2s. 10d. There were small deficiencies under
the separate estates. The Official Receiver said the debtors commenced
business on March 26th, 1896, and to put the matter shortly, the sum total
of their business experience was this:—They began without capital
(borrowing £1,400 from relatives), they appeared to have spent in that 20
months on household and personal expenses £1,888, and to have lost in the
course of their trading £278. The season of 1897 appeared to have been an
exceptionally bad one, for their turnover fell nearly 50 per cent. below
what had been the corresponding turnover on the previous year." -
The Merthyr Times, Friday, 31 December 1897.
"THE
AFFAIRS OF NOTTS CRICKETERS
"Messrs. Richard and Harry
Butler Daft, lately of the Trent Bridge Hotel, West Bridgford, Nottingham,
appeared at the Nottingham Bankruptcy Court on Wednesday to undergo a
public examination. The joint statement of affairs placed the liabilities
at 3.374l, 9s. 2d., and the
assets at 127l. 7s., Richard Daft's separate liabilities being
108l. 13s. 4d., and assets 129l.; whilst the liabilities
of Harry Butler Daft were put down at 296l. 8s., and the assets
at 35l. 10s. It transpired that during the twenty months of
trading Richard Daft withdrew 958l. 15s., and his son 902l.
10s. The money had, it was stated, been expended in household and personal
expenses, but both debtors admitted that some had gone in betting—less
than 100l. in each case. H.B. Daft stated that 100l. had
been received by him in earnings as a professional cricketer, but it had
cost him more than half that to play. The examination was adjourned.
Harry Butler Daft and Bernard Barnett, sports' outfitters, of Carrington
Street, Nottingham, also underwent examination. The liabilities were 1.942l.,
and the assets 1,054l. The examination was closed." -
Derby Mercury, Wednesday, 26 January 1898. |
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(His father died 18 July
1900)
According to the 1901 census,
Harry B. is a professional cricketer, married to Florence with one
daughter, Dorothy. They live with Florence's mother, Catherine Whitlock,
at Lorne Grove in Ratcliffe-on-Trent. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Harry Butler is living with his wife and daughter and his older brother,
Richard, at High Cross in Ware, Hertfordshire.
(His mother died on
2 November 1918) |
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Cannot find Harry on the 1921 census, however, Kelly's Directory for Hertfordshire places Harry Butler Daft as a
Private Resident in High Cross between 1922 and at least 1937. |
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According to the 1939 register, Harry and Florence are
still married and are still living at High Cross. Harry is a retired
professional cricketer. |
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Death |
Friday, 12 January 1945
in High Cross, Ware, Hertfordshire |
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aged
78 years 282 days |
registered in Ware January-March 1945 |
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Obituary |
"DEATH OF HARRY DAFT Famous
Notts. Cricketer and Footballer.
"The
death has occurred at High Cross, Herts., of Harry Butler Daft, the old
Notts. cricketer and Notts. County and England footballer, at the age of
77. The second son of Richard Daft, he was born at Radcliffe-on-Trent on
April 5th, 1866, and gained a place in the Trent College eleven at the age
of 12. He appeared for Gentlemen against Players at the Oval in 1886, and
assisted the Nottinghamshire eleven as an amateur till 1890, when he
became a professional, retiring from first-class cricket nine years later.
A batsman possessing a sound defence, Daft made his highest score of 103
against Northants in 1897. As an Association footballer, he played for
England against Scotland and Wales in 1890, and against Ireland in 1889,
1891, and 1892, and was a member of the Notts. County's Association
Cup-winning team of 1894."
- Nottingham
Evening Post,
Saturday, 13 January 1945. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Played football
since the age of thirteen while he attended Trent College, after leaving he joined Notts County FC
in the mid-1880's. He joined Nottingham Forest FC on 17 January 1893,
where he played for only eight months, before rejoining County in August. He
retired from first class football on 14 December 1894, and joined Newark FC. |
 Corinthians |
1887-1890. |
League History
141 appearances,
59 goals |
Notts County FC 1888-92, 101 appearances,
47 goals.
debut: 22 September 1888, Stoke FC 3 Notts County FC 0.
Nottingham Forest FC 1893, four appearances, one goal.
debut:
28 January 1893, Nottingham Forest FC 1 Derby County FC 0.
Notts County FC 1893-94, 36 appearances, eleven goals.
debut (division
two):
16 September 1893, Rotherham Town FC 0 Notts County FC 2 .
last (division two): 1 December 1894 Leicester Fosse FC 5 Notts County
FC 1. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
runners-up 1890-91 (6ᵃ 3ᵍ), winners 1893-94
(6ᵃ, 1ᵍ);
Football League third place 1890-91 (21ᵃ, 6ᵍ);
Division Two runners-up 1894-95 (12ᵃ 4ᵍ); |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(two appearances);
Gentlemen vs. Players 1886;
Nottinghamshire FA; |
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Distinctions |
Also played
first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire CC 1885-99. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9½", 11st.
2lbs [1891], 5'
9", 11st.
7lbs [1895]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & ENFA. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of nine who
became the 157th players (164)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside/outside-left |
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First match |
No. 36, 2 March 1889, England 6 Ireland 1, a
British Championship match at Anfield Road, Anfield, Liverpool, aged 22 years
331 days. |
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Last match |
No. 44, 5 March 1892, Ireland 0 England 2, a
British Championship match at Cliftonville Gardens, Cliftonville, Belfast, aged
25 years 335 days.44
& 47 min |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championship 1888-89, 1889-90, 1890-91, 1891-92; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship shared 1889-90, winners 1890-91, 1891-92; |
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Individual honours |
The Blues
(withdrew in March 1890)
England's joint Top Goalscorer (two 1892) |
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Distinctions |
Died two days
after Chris
Charsley |
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Beyond England |
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Served on the FA Committee from 1884-85.
Carried on with his professional cricket career after he hung up his
football boots -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.83. |
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The Numbers |
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parties |
Appearances |
comp. apps |
minutes |
| goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
captain |
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5 |
5 |
5 |
450 |
3 |
150 min |
3 |
none |
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The minutes here given
can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only an
approximation. |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
+14 |
0 |
1 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
90 |
+4 |
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All of his matches were played in the British Championship
competition |
Venue Record
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Venue |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
2 |
+10 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+2 |
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Away |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
+4 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
83.3 |
+2 |
Tournament Record
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1888-89 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1889-90 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1890-91 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
6.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1891-92 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC
All |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
+14 |
0 |
1 |
3.60 |
0.80 |
90.0 |
+4 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
+14 |
0 |
1 |
3.60 |
0.80 |
90.0 |
+4 |
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5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
+14 |
0 |
1 |
3.6 |
0.8 |
90 |
+4 |
Match History
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