Arthur Leopold Bambridge (16 June 1861 – 27 November 1923) was an English

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who made three appearances either as a full back or as a

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for

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between

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and

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. He was one of three brothers who played for England.

Career

Arthur Bambridge was born in

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, the sixth child of Sophia (

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Thorington) and William Samuel Bambridge, who had been a missionary in

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, New Zealand, and was then the photographer to

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. He was educated at St Mark's School in Windsor. His football career was spent with

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, Upton Park,

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and Corinthian and he gained representative honours for

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. According to the 1881 ''

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'', he was "useful; plays with judgement and is difficult to pass". He made his debut for

, playing at

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against

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on 26 February 1881. The match, played at

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ended as a 1–0 victory for the Welsh. He was next selected two years later, again against the Welsh at the

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on 3 February 1883; this time he played on the right wing, with his brother

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on the left, as the English won comfortably 5–0, with

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scoring a

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. His third and final England appearance came against

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on 23 February 1884. In this match, played at

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, Arthur was again on the right with Charles on the left. Arthur scored his only international goal in this match (with Charles scoring twice) in an 8–1 victory. His elder brother,

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, played one game for England in

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. They are the only trio of brothers to have played for England.

Outside football

After an injury ended his football career in 1884, he travelled the world, studying art, and produced a few minor paintings.

References

External links

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