Football Pioneers – Charles Messi-Thompson and Henry Stewart, fans of football

second edition of FA Cup (1873) saw the repeat wanderers, who also won the coveted trophy last year. Rovers Led by the Famous Lord Arthur Kinnard They outperformed Oxford University with a score of 2–0, confirming themselves as the strongest team in the whole of England. That stellar formation consisted of football players who would later differentiate themselves in the most different branches of work. For example the Anglo-Indians were Kenyon-SlaneyFuture politician and soldier, American man of letters Julian Sturgis, Malt producer Leonard Howell. and two holy Charles Massey-Thompson And Henry Stewart.

Charles Messi-Thompson, Fake Scotsman

Charles Massey-Thompson He was born on December 5, 1849 in York to a family of aristocratic origin. He studied at Eton College before moving to Cambridge, where he graduated in 1872. From an early age he loved sports in general, distinguishing himself in athletics and hammer throwing in particular. But he immediately had a special relationship with football. He was ahead and, as they say, he was able to take advantage of his great opportunity.

In fact, on February 28, 1872, while still at the university, he was selected as Henry Primrose’s replacement to represent Scotland in a friendly match with England. Apparently their only connection with Scotland was that the family owned property “north of the border”. That fateful event brought him to light and allowed him to join his brother Albert, the famous Wanderers. Charles played four more games with the Rovers Shirts, then joined the Old Etonians, with whom he participated in the 1876 FA Cup.

In parallel with his career as a footballer, Messi-Thompson began a priestly career after being appointed curate at Whitby in 1873. He was transferred to St Pancras, London, before becoming rector of Middle Clydon in Buckinghamshire two years later. He died very young when he was in Peoa (Utah, United States), only 31 years old, where he went to improve his precarious health conditions.

Henry Stewart, Precious Forward

henry stewart He was Scottish and was born on 8 November 1847 in Cairnsmuir, Kirkcudbrightshire. After studying at Renton School and Loreto College in Edinburgh, he moved to England to attend the prestigious Trinity College. In his early school years he took up cricket, achieving excellent results and being crowned the best hitter of the institute. At the same time he played a few football matches, managing to be a part of the Wanderers after finishing university.

He made his full team debut on March 4, 1872, at the Kennington Oval, in the semi-final against Queens Park. The Scottish team broke a precious 0–0, but the difficulties of finding the money needed to reach England made them miss again. play again, Henry was not selected for the first FA Cup final, but did play the second edition, when the Wanderers beat Oxford. Stewart was described as a valuable striker who knew how to catch the ball and never gave up.

In 1873 he became a priest and this took him further away from his career as a footballer. He was vicar until 1874 at St John’s, Albourne, and then at East Witton, North Riding of Yorkshire. He became rector (in Bringington, Northamptonshire and Michaelston-le-Pitt, Glamorgan) like colleague and former teammate Messi-Thompson, but his life was much longer. In fact, on March 20, 1937, at the age of 89, he died at a mature stage.