Frederick Joseph Patton was an amateur

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who played as a

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in the 1870s, and scored for Oxford University A.F.C. in the 1874 FA Cup final.

Sporting career

According to census records, Patton was born in

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in 1851. Patton was captain of the

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XI in 1868. He went up to

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in 1870 and played for Oxford University Etonians in Field Game matches against their

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counterparts in 1870 and 1871, scoring the only two goals in the latter game. When the university started an association football side, he was one of its founder members. His greatest achievement was scoring the second goal in the 1874 FA Cup final, finishing off a move by Walpole Vidal and

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with a smart shot from a Vidal cross. The following season he represented the

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in the competition. After university, Patton became a

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, and married Edith Furlonger on 1 November 1876 in Surrey. He died in on 5 February 1922 in

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, leaving over £2,000 in assets.

Sporting honours

Oxford University *

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winner:

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References

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