William Kenyon-Slaney (1 cap, 2 goals)

Full Name:
Colonel the Rt. Hon. William Slaney Kenyon-Slaney
Born:
24th August 1847, Rajkot, Gujarat, India
Died:
24th April 1908, Shifnal, Shropshire aged 60
England Career:
1873
Positions:
Forward
Clubs (and caps):
Wanderers (1)
FA Legacy Number:
20
Career Summary:
William Kenyon-Slaney (24th August 1847 - 24th April 1908) was an international footballer who represented England 1 time scoring 2 goals. His only cap was against Scotland on 8th March 1873 at the age of 25. Kenyon-Slaney, born on 24th August 1847, in Rajkot, Gujarat, India, has a FA Legacy Number of 19 and played as a Forward for his country.
Notes:
Kenyon-Slaney played for Oxford University, Old Etonians and Wanderers and was a FA Cup winner with the latter in 1873. He played cricket for the MCC and Shropshire, served in the Grenadier Guards from 1867 to 1888 and was MP For Newport Salop 1886-1908.
He scored England's very first international goal. And the third.

England Career Statistics

Only Cap:
v Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 25 years, 6 months, 15 days
First Goal:
v Scotland (FR) on 8th March 1873 aged 25 years, 6 months, 15 days
Starts:
1
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
1

England Match Statistics

  • FriendlyFR 1 2 0 0 0
  • Competitive 0 0 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Home 1 2 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Won 1 2 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Forward 1 2 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Committee 1 2 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 1
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Sources

  • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
  • The Early FA Cup Finals by Keith Warsop (SoccerData 2004) p 92.
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • ESPN cricinfo.com
  • 8 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List