Corinthian came into being in 1882. Professionalism was still outlawed, but the influence of the northern and midland clubs who gave assistance to their working class players was on the rise. 6 of the England team to face Scotland in 1882 came from Lancashire, Sheffield or midlands clubs- the regions in which professional football was about to flourish.
N.L Jackson's reasoning for the founding of Corinthian FC is often reported as being to ensure that England were able to keep pace with Scotland on the international front. Their role, however, was also to preserve an amateur foothold in the higher reaches of the English game.
Amateurs, of course, could play for whomsoever they wished to. We read of England XIs in the 1890s as being 'entirely Corinthians' but one could be a member of Corinthian FC and play occasionally or go on tour with them whilst still being primarily a member of another club.
There have, however, been 17 men who represented England whilst Corinthian was their primary club.
Cecil White (left half)
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Arthur Henfrey (half back / forward)
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Anthony Hossack (right half)
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Gilbert Oswald Smith (centre forward)
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Smith has been described as the greatest player of the 19th century.
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Vaughan Lodge (fullback)
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Lodge's parents were Welsh. It appears that he drowned himself whilst suffering from depression.
W.J. Oakley (fullback)
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Middleditch
Bernard Middleditch (right half)
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Geoffrey Wilson (inside left)
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1900
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Foster
- Reginald Erskine 'Tip' Foster (inside forward)
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- The only man to captain England at football and cricket.
Fry
C B Fry (right back)
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The legendary great all rounder.
Corbett
Bertie Corbett (outside left)
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1901
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Corbett was the author of The Annals of the Corinthian F. C. (1906).
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Later to become Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Edward Heg
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Creek was a decorated pilot from the 1914-18 war and the author of The History of the Corinthian Football Club (1933)
Basil Patchitt (fullback or half back)
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Bower
Alfred George 'Baishe' Bower (fullback)
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Graham Doggart (inside left)
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I read a description of Graham Doggart as being a 'useful' footballer. His goalscoring record for Corinthian (1919-1933) suggests a degree of understatement there: appearances 203 goals 207.
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- Claude Ashton (centre forward)
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