Lewis Vaughan Lodge
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lewis Vaughan Lodge | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 October 1916 (aged 43) | ||
| Place of death | Burbage, Derbyshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Cambridge University A.F.C. | ||
| – | Corinthian | ||
| 1896 | Small Heath | 1 | (0) |
| – | Newbury Town | ||
| – | Durham Town | ||
| National team | |||
| 1894–1896 | England | 5 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Lewis Vaughan Lodge (21 December 1872 – 21 October 1916) was an English footballer who represented the England national football team. He also played first-class cricket with Hampshire.
Sporting career
Lodge, a left- or right-back, made his England debut in a win over Wales in 1894. He played Wales again in 1895 as well as an international against Scotland, and in 1896 he was a member of the English side which beat Ireland, before earning his fifth and final cap in a loss to Scotland later that year.[1] The defender may or may not have captained England in their 1896 encounter with Ireland; primary sources give the captaincy to either Gilbert Smith, George Raikes or Lodge.[2]
At club level, Lodge played for both Cambridge University and the Corinthians.[1] In 1896, Small Heath F.C. persuaded him to play for them; to their disappointment, teaching commitments at Harris Hill School in Newbury restricted him to a single appearance,[3] on 29 February 1896 in a 2–1 defeat of Blackburn Rovers in the First Division of the Football League.[4] Described as "a powerfully-built back of the old school brigade", he was reliable both at kicking the ball and at tackling.[3]
He was a decent cricketer too, appearing in three first-class matches for Hampshire, all in 1900.[5] He also played in the Minor Counties Championship for Durham.[6]
Personal
Lodge was born in Aycliffe, near Darlington, in County Durham.[5] He died in Burbage, Derbyshire, aged 43,[5] in unexplained circumstances, being found drowned in a pool.[3]
References
- 1 2 "England Player Profile: Lewis Lodge". England FC. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ↑ "England's Captains by Match 1872–1914". England Football Online. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- 1 2 3 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 107, 143. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ↑ Matthews, Complete Record, p. 143.
- 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by Lewis Lodge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2008.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Lewis Lodge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 December 2008.