Charles William Alcock (December 2, 1842 - February 26, 1907) was a very influential English sports administrator and player. Remarkably, he was a major instigator of the development of both international football and cricket, as well as being the creator of the FA Cup. Image File history File links Charles_William_Alcock. ... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Look up English, english in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Note: for the full results of all FA Cup finals, see FA Cup Final The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...

Born in Sunderland[1]., his family moved south at an early age. Educated at Harrow School, Alcock was a keen schoolboy footballer, and formed the Forest club with his elder brother John in 1859. He was then a prime mover in the 1863 foundation of Forest's more famous successor, Wanderers F.C., initially a predominantly Old Harrovian side. As a player, Alcock was renowned as a hard-working centre-forward with a very accurate shot. In his only international game, he captained England against Scotland on March 6, 1875. He also scored a goal in that game. Statistics Population: 177,739 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: NZ395575 Administration District: City of Sunderland Metropolitan county: Tyne and Wear Region: North East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Tyne and Wear Historic county: County Durham Services Police force: Northumbria Ambulance service: North East Post... Harrow School, normally just known as Harrow, is one of the worlds most famous schools. ... The Wanderers Football Club were an amateur football club, who were one of the leading clubs in English football in the 1860s and 1870s. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Worst defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The Football Association's influence on the game in the early days was largely confined to organising inter-county friendlies, but this all changed when, on July 20, 1871, Alcock, then FA Secretary, proposed 'That it is desirable that a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with the Association, for which all clubs belonging to the Association should be invited to compete'. Thus, the FA Cup, the world's first national football tournament - based on Alcock's experience of inter-house 'sudden death' competition at Harrow - was born. Fifteen teams took part in the first competition in 1872, and, appropriately enough, Alcock was the captain of the Wanderers side that won it. The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England (and the Crown dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man). ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout or sudden death tournament, is a type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event. ... The Wanderers Football Club were an amateur football club, who were one of the leading clubs in English football in the 1860s and 1870s. ...

Then it was Alcock's idea again that led to the statement, 'In order to further the interests of the Association in Scotland, it was decided that during the current season, a team should be sent to Glasgow to play a match v Scotland' in the FA's minutes of October 3, 1872. The world's first international match would take place between England and Scotland on November 30 1872. October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ...

Alcock would have captained the England side that drew 0-0 at the West of Scotland Cricket Ground in Partick but was injured, so represented his country as Umpire instead. The captaincy was awarded to Cuthbert Ottaway. The first football international, Scotland versus England. ... Bilingual sign in Gaelic and English at Partick railway station, Glasgow. ... In sports, an umpire is an official appointed to rule on plays and procedure. ... Cuthbert Ottaway, first captain of the England international football team, was regarded by contemporaries as perhaps the most versatile sportsman of his generation. ...

After joining the FA committee in 1866, Alcock served as FA Secretary for 25 years (1870-95) before also serving as Honorary Treasurer and Vice President. He also refereed the 1875 and 1879 FA Cup Finals and was a journalist, responsible for compiling the first "Football Annual" in 1868. A referee is a person who has authority to make decisions about play in many sports. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

He was the first to use the term "combination game" to describe the predecessor of the modern passing football game in 1874: "Nothing succeeds better than what I may call a "combination game""^[1]

He was also very influential in the sport of cricket, captaining Middlesex in the first county match in 1867. He also played for Essex and between 1872 and 1907 served as secretary of Surrey. Repeating his interest in sporting internationals, in 1880 he arranged the first Test Match in England at the Kennington Oval against Australia. He edited the Cricket newspaper for almost a quarter of a century. For the insect, see Cricket (insect). ... Middlesex County Cricket Club is a first-class cricket club in England, named after the historic county of Middlesex in which their home ground, Lords Cricket Ground in London, is located. ... Essex County Cricket Club is a county cricket club based at the County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford, though with smaller grounds elsewhere. ... Surrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English first-class cricket team, based at The Oval cricket ground in south London. ... Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. ... For the shape, see oval The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. ...

C. W. Alcock

Reference

Booth, Keith. The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock, Parrs Wood Press. 2002. ISBN 1-90-315834-6

External links

• A: Alcock
• Wisden tribute to mark the centenary of the first Test played in England