Full Name:
William Henry Foulke
Born:
12th April 1874, Old Park Dawley, Shropshire
Died:
1st May 1916, Sheffield aged 42
England Career:
1897
Positions:
Goalkeeper
Clubs (and caps):
Sheffield United (1)
FA Legacy Number:
234
Career Summary:
Billy Foulke (12th April 1874 - 1st May 1916) was an international footballer who represented England 1 time scoring 0 goals. His only cap was against Wales on 29th March 1897 at the age of 22. Foulke, born on 12th April 1874, in Old Park Dawley, Shropshire, has a FA Legacy Number of 234 and played as a Goalkeeper for his country.
Notes:
With a height of 6ft 4 and weighing, at the end of his career, as much as 24 stone - it's not suprising his nickname was Tiny. That or Fatty. He also played first class cricket for Derbyshire.

England Career Statistics

Only Cap:
v Wales (HC) on 29th March 1897 aged 22 years, 11 month, 17 days
Starts:
1
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
1

England Match Statistics

  • British Home ChampionshipHC 1 0 0 0 0
  • Competitive 1 0 0 0 0
  • Home, Away or Neutral
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Home 1 0 0 0 0
  • Match Results
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Won 1 0 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Goalkeeper 1 0 0 0 0
  • Managers
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Committee 1 0 0 0 0
  • Totals
  • 1
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

Sources

  • An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • 1 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List