William Rose (footballer)

William Rose

Personal information
Full name	William Crisp Rose
Date of birth	(1861-12-01)1 December 1861
Place of birth	Euston, Middlesex, England
Date of death	2 February 1937(1937-02-02) (aged 75)
Place of death	Birmingham, England
Height	5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1877–1882	Small Heath
1882–1884	Swindon Town
1884	Swifts
1884–1885	Swindon Victoria
1885	Corinthian
1885–1888	Preston North End
1888	Warwick County
1888–1894	Wolverhampton Wanderers
1894–1895	Loughborough Town
1895–1896	Wolverhampton Wanderers
International career
1884–1891	England	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Crisp Rose (1 December 1861 – 2 February 1937) was an English international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early and personal life

Born in Euston, Middlesex, Rose was the eldest of three sons; their father was a carpenter, a trade which Rose also later practiced. The family later moved to Aston in Birmingham. He married in August 1886; his wife died by the end of the year. He had a second marriage in September 1896, and four children.

Career

Rose began his career with Small Heath, Swindon Town, Swifts, Swindon Victoria, Corinthian, Preston North End, Warwick County, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Loughborough Town. He won the FA Cup once and was runner-up twice.

He earned five caps for England between 1884 and 1891.

Later life and death

By 1891 he was the hotel manager of a pub in Wolverhampton, at which his younger brother was a barman. By 1901 he was a 'beerhouse keeper' in Crewe, and by 1911 he was the manager of a pub in Birmingham. He also worked as a tobacconist in Bordesley.

He slipped outside a shop and died on 2 February 1937, aged 75.