Bertie Corbett
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Bertie Oswald Corbett was an English
footballer, cricket
er and educator. He played football for England against Wales and was a right-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire
during the 1910 season
.
, Oxfordshire
one of three sons of Rev. Elijah Bagot Corbett (Vicar of Thame 1872-1893). He was educated at Thame Grammar School and played soccer for Oxfordshire at the age of 15. He went on to Oxford University where he won his soccer blue. He later played soccer for the Corinthians and the Casuals
, in the days when the famous amateur side could beat professional teams. He played in the game against Bury which the Corinthians won 10-3 to take the Sheriff of London Charity Shield
. The team which Bury put into the field that day contained nine of the eleven players which had beaten Derby County F.C.
in the 1903 FA Cup
final by 6-0. Corbett made one appearance for the English football team
, against Wales
on 18 March 1901, playing at outside left. England won the match 6-0 thanks to four goals from Steve Bloomer
. Throughout his career he played at outside-left and was noted for his pace and body swerve. He is highly regarded for his first history of the club The Annals of the Corinthian F. C. written in 1906.
Corbett first taught at Brighton College
and then joined G. O. Smith, a contemporary centre-forward, at his school in Ludgrove. While teaching there, Corbett played football for Reading and Slough. Among his other sporting achievements reported is that he gained a cap at Hockey for England.
Corbett played cricket for Buckinghamshire
and made one appearance for Derbyshire during the 1910 season, a County Championship game against Kent
which the team lost by a large margin. Corbett scored just one run during the match, being stumped for a duck in the second innings.
Corbett started Shardlow School
at Shardlow
in Derbyshire in 1911. He was one of two sporting brothers who ran preparatory schools in Derbyshire in the early part of the 20th century. His brother, C. J. Corbett, was headmaster of 'Rycote' on the Kedleston Road, Derby and later of 'The Ashe' at Etwall.
After leaving Shardlow Hall, Corbett retired to Waddon Manor Portesham
in Dorset
where he farmed 700 acres (2.8 km²). He died at Waddon Manor at the age of 92 after recovering from an eye operation which had restored his sight for a year.
Corbett's brother John
played first-class cricket for Derbyshire on twenty-seven occasions. Another brother, Rex
, played football for England v Wales in 1903.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
footballer, cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er and educator. He played football for England against Wales and was a right-handed batsman who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
during the 1910 season
1910 English cricket season
-Honours:*County Championship - Kent*Minor Counties Championship - Norfolk*Wisden - Harry Foster, Alfred Hartley, Charles Llewellyn, Razor Smith, Frank Woolley-External sources:*...
.
Biography
Corbett was born Bertie Oswald Corbett in ThameThame
Thame is a town and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about southwest of the Buckinghamshire town of Aylesbury. It derives its toponym from the River Thame which flows past the north side of the town....
, Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
one of three sons of Rev. Elijah Bagot Corbett (Vicar of Thame 1872-1893). He was educated at Thame Grammar School and played soccer for Oxfordshire at the age of 15. He went on to Oxford University where he won his soccer blue. He later played soccer for the Corinthians and the Casuals
Casuals F.C.
Casuals F.C. were an amateur football club based in London, formed in 1878.They were founder members of the Isthmian League in 1905 and won the FA Amateur Cup in 1936....
, in the days when the famous amateur side could beat professional teams. He played in the game against Bury which the Corinthians won 10-3 to take the Sheriff of London Charity Shield
Sheriff of London Charity Shield
The Sheriff of London Charity Shield was an English football competition played once a year between an amateur and a professional side in England.The first game was played on March 19, 1898, after being devised by Sir Thomas Dewar...
. The team which Bury put into the field that day contained nine of the eleven players which had beaten Derby County F.C.
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
in the 1903 FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
final by 6-0. Corbett made one appearance for the English football team
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
, against Wales
Wales national football team
The Wales national football team represents Wales in international football. It is controlled by the Football Association of Wales , the governing body for football in Wales, and the third oldest national football association in the world. The team have only qualified for a major international...
on 18 March 1901, playing at outside left. England won the match 6-0 thanks to four goals from Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer
Steve Bloomer was an English footballer and manager who played for Derby County, Middlesbrough and England during the 1890s and 1900s. Bloomer remains a legend at Derby County and the club anthem, Steve Bloomer's Watchin', is played before every home game...
. Throughout his career he played at outside-left and was noted for his pace and body swerve. He is highly regarded for his first history of the club The Annals of the Corinthian F. C. written in 1906.
Brighton College
Brighton College is an institution divided between a Senior School known simply as Brighton College, the Prep School and the Pre-Prep School. All of these schools are co-educational independent schools in Brighton, England, sited immediately next to each another. The Senior School caters for...
and then joined G. O. Smith, a contemporary centre-forward, at his school in Ludgrove. While teaching there, Corbett played football for Reading and Slough. Among his other sporting achievements reported is that he gained a cap at Hockey for England.
Corbett played cricket for Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
and made one appearance for Derbyshire during the 1910 season, a County Championship game against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
which the team lost by a large margin. Corbett scored just one run during the match, being stumped for a duck in the second innings.
Corbett started Shardlow School
Shardlow Hall (school)
* For the 17th century country house see Shardlow Hall, DerbyshireShardlow Hall was a school in Shardlow, a village seven miles south of Derby in the English Midlands. It was founded by B.O.Corbett, who had played football for England, as a preparatory school for boys...
at Shardlow
Shardlow
Shardlow is a village in Derbyshire, England about 8 km southeast of Derby and 12 km southwest of Nottingham. It is part of the civil parish of Shardlow and Great Wilne, and the district of South Derbyshire. It is also very close to the border with Leicestershire which follows the River Trent, ...
in Derbyshire in 1911. He was one of two sporting brothers who ran preparatory schools in Derbyshire in the early part of the 20th century. His brother, C. J. Corbett, was headmaster of 'Rycote' on the Kedleston Road, Derby and later of 'The Ashe' at Etwall.
After leaving Shardlow Hall, Corbett retired to Waddon Manor Portesham
Portesham
Portesham is a village in the English county of Dorset, situated close to the south coast, between the towns of Weymouth and Dorchester. The village has a population of 708...
in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
where he farmed 700 acres (2.8 km²). He died at Waddon Manor at the age of 92 after recovering from an eye operation which had restored his sight for a year.
Corbett's brother John
John Corbett (cricketer)
Cornelius John Corbett was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1911 to 1924...
played first-class cricket for Derbyshire on twenty-seven occasions. Another brother, Rex
Rex Corbett
Reginald "Rex" Corbett was an English international footballer, who played as an outside left.-Career:Born in Thame, Corbett played for Old Malvernians, and earned one cap for England in 1903....
, played football for England v Wales in 1903.