Frederick Raymond Pelly (11 August 1868 – 16 October 1940) was an English international

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, who played as a

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Early and personal life

Pelly was born in

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, later moving to Forest Rise in

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whilst still a child. As a result of his locality, Pelly attended the nearby

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. Pelly was the grandson of

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, who served as governor of the

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from 1822 to 1852 and

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from 1841 to 1842.

Club career

As a result of attending Forest School, Pelly played for Old Foresters, joining the club in 1882. Pelly later captained the club, before joining Corinthian in 1891. Pelly played for Corinthian for seven years, before joining Casuals, captaining the team. Pelly also played for

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and Essex FA representative teams, captaining the latter.

International career

Pelly's first taste of international football came on 19 December 1891, starting in a 6–1 unofficial friendly win against North America at

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, playing in a two man defence alongside C. B. Fry. On 25 February 1893, Pelly won his first official cap for England, playing in a 6–1 win against

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, playing alongside Hugh Harrison in defence. The following year, Pelly would make his final two appearances for England - a 5–1 win away to

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in March and a 2–2 draw away to

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in April.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pelly, Fred 1868 births 1940 deaths English men's footballers England men's international footballers Old Foresters F.C. players Corinthian F.C. players Casuals F.C. players Men's association football defenders People educated at Forest School, Walthamstow Footballers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest People from Walthamstow