Charles Wreford-Brown, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Charles Wreford-Brown

English cricketer

Date of Birth: 09-Oct-1866

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1951

Profession: association football player, cricketer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Charles Wreford-Brown

  • Charles Wreford-Brown (9 October 1866 – 26 November 1951) was an English sportsman.
  • He captained the England national football team and was a county cricketer during the Victorian age, and later acted as a sports legislator during the 20th century.
  • Wreford-Brown is usually credited with inventing the term soccer as an abbreviation for association football.
  • However, this is believed to be apocryphal.

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