Full Name:
John Bain
Born:
15th July 1854, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died:
7th August 1929, St Davids, Pembrokeshire aged 75
England Career:
1877
Positions:
Forward
Clubs (and caps):
Oxford University (1)
FA Legacy Number:
48
Career Summary:
John Bain (15th July 1854 - 7th August 1929) was an international footballer who represented England 1 time scoring 0 goals. His only cap was against Scotland on 3rd March 1877 at the age of 22. Bain, born on 15th July 1854, in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, has a FA Legacy Number of 48 and played as a Forward for his country.
Notes:
John Bain earned his Oxford Blue in 1876 before playing his only international in March 1877 and his only cup final three weeks later losing 2-1 to Wanderers in extra time. A versitile player he played at half back during the cup final but as a forward for England.
As a barrister he was called to the bar in 1880 and served as teacher at Marlborough College from 1879-83 and 1886 until he retired in 1913.

England Career Statistics

Only Cap:
v Scotland (FR) on 3rd March 1877 aged 22 years, 7 months, 19 days
Starts:
1
Substitute:
On 0
Withdrawn:
Off 0
Full Games:
1

England Match Statistics

  • FriendlyFR 1 0 0 0 0
  • Competitive 0 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
  • Lost 1 0 0 0 0
  • Playing Positions
  • Caps
  • Goals
  • Captaincies
  • Red Card
  • Yellow Card
  • Forward 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)
  • The Early FA Cup Finals by Keith Warsop (SoccerData 2004) p 59.
  • England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
  • 5 sources from 1 matchSelect from match list to see sources.

Match List