William Rose | |
Fullname: | William Crisp Rose[1] |
Birth Date: | 1 December 1861 |
Birth Place: | Euston, Middlesex, England |
Death Place: | Birmingham, England |
Height: | 5 ft 11+1/2 in |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Years1: | 1877–1882 |
Clubs1: | Small Heath |
Years2: | 1882–1884 |
Clubs2: | Swindon Town |
Years3: | 1884 |
Clubs3: | Swifts |
Years4: | 1884–1885 |
Clubs4: | Swindon Victoria |
Years5: | 1885 |
Clubs5: | Corinthian |
Years6: | 1885–1888 |
Clubs6: | Preston North End |
Years7: | 1888 |
Clubs7: | Warwick County |
Years8: | 1888–1894 |
Clubs8: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Years9: | 1894–1895 |
Clubs9: | Loughborough Town |
Years10: | 1895–1896 |
Clubs10: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Nationalyears1: | 1884–1891 |
Nationalteam1: | England |
Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
William Crisp Rose (1 December 1861 – 2 February 1937) was an English international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Born in Euston, Middlesex, Rose was the eldest of three sons; their father was a carpenter, a trade which Rose also later practiced.[1] The family later moved to Aston in Birmingham.[1] He married in August 1886; his wife died by the end of the year.[1] He had a second marriage in September 1896, and four children.[1]
Rose began his career with Small Heath, Swindon Town, Swifts, Swindon Victoria, Corinthian, Preston North End, Warwick County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Loughborough Town.[1] He won the FA Cup once and was runner-up twice.[1]
He earned five caps for England between 1884 and 1891.[1]
By 1891 he was the hotel manager of a pub in Wolverhampton, at which his younger brother was a barman.[1] By 1901 he was a 'beerhouse keeper' in Crewe, and by 1911 he was the manager of a pub in Birmingham.[1] He also worked as a tobacconist in Bordesley.[1]
He slipped outside a shop and died on 2 February 1937, aged 75.[1]