Walter Gilliat
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Walter Evelyn Gilliat was an English amateur football player who played for Oxford University
and Old Carthusians
, as well as making one appearance for the English national side
, when he scored three goals. He subsequently became an ordained minister in the Church of England
, Buckinghamshire
and was educated at Charterhouse School
, where he was a member of the school football team for two years. He then went up to Oxford University and was awarded his blue in 1892.
and was a member of the Corinthian amateur club, although he never played any matches for them.
He made his one international appearance at outside right against Ireland on 25 February 1893, in a team consisting mainly of players with Corinthian connections. He scored a hat-trick
in the first 30 minutes as England won comfortably 6-1 but was never selected again, thus becoming one of only five players to have scored three goals in their only England
international appearance.
Gilliat was an "excellent dribbler of the ball, who would certainly have played more (for England) had it not been for his religious beliefs."
at Woking
and Tunbridge Wells, before becoming vicar
of Iver
between 1901 and 1920. He then became Rector of Sevenoaks
until 1929 when he retired to Woking.
He died in Woking on 2 January 1963 aged 93 years old.
Oxford University A.F.C.
Oxford University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Oxford.-History:Formed in 1872, the club was a giant of the 1870s, winning the FA Cup 2-0 against Royal Engineers in 1874 and finishing the competition as runners up in 1873, 1877 and 1880, the...
and Old Carthusians
Old Carthusians F.C.
Old Carthusians Football Club is an association football club whose players are former pupils of Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey, England...
, as well as making one appearance for the English national side
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...
, when he scored three goals. He subsequently became an ordained minister in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
Education
Gilliat was born at Stoke PogesStoke Poges
Stoke Poges is a village and civil parish in the South Buckinghamshire district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is in the south of the county, about three miles north of Slough and a mile east of Farnham Common....
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
and was educated at Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
, where he was a member of the school football team for two years. He then went up to Oxford University and was awarded his blue in 1892.
Football career
After graduating, he played football for the Old CarthusiansOld Carthusians F.C.
Old Carthusians Football Club is an association football club whose players are former pupils of Charterhouse School in Godalming, Surrey, England...
and was a member of the Corinthian amateur club, although he never played any matches for them.
He made his one international appearance at outside right against Ireland on 25 February 1893, in a team consisting mainly of players with Corinthian connections. He scored a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...
in the first 30 minutes as England won comfortably 6-1 but was never selected again, thus becoming one of only five players to have scored three goals in their only England
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...
international appearance.
Gilliat was an "excellent dribbler of the ball, who would certainly have played more (for England) had it not been for his religious beliefs."
Ministry
He was ordained in 1895 and served as a curateCurate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at Woking
Woking
Woking is a large town and civil parish that shares its name with the surrounding local government district, located in the west of Surrey, UK. It is part of the Greater London Urban Area and the London commuter belt, with frequent trains and a journey time of 24 minutes to Waterloo station....
and Tunbridge Wells, before becoming vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of Iver
Iver
Iver is in the south-east corner of the English county of Buckinghamshire and it forms one of the largest civil parishes in the South Bucks district.Iver railway station is in Richings Park.-Etymology:...
between 1901 and 1920. He then became Rector of Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks
Sevenoaks is a commuter town situated on the London fringe of west Kent, England, some 20 miles south-east of Charing Cross, on one of the principal commuter rail lines from the capital...
until 1929 when he retired to Woking.
He died in Woking on 2 January 1963 aged 93 years old.