Oakey Field

Charles William Frederick Field (11 December 1878 – 29 October 1949), known as Oakey Field, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left or outside left for Sheffield United and Small Heath (later renamed Birmingham) in the Football League.[1]

Oakey Field
Field while with Sheffield United in 1901.
Personal information
Full name Charles William Frederick Field[1]
Date of birth (1878-12-11)11 December 1878
Place of birth Hanwell, England
Date of death 29 October 1949(1949-10-29) (aged 70)
Place of death Hayes, England
Playing position(s) Inside left, outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1894–1895 Hanwell
1895–1896 Royal Ordnance Factories
1896–1898 Brentford 17 (18)
1898–1902 Sheffield United 54 (17)
1902–1906 Small Heath / Birmingham[lower-alpha 1] 86 (14)
1907–1908 Brentford 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Hanwell, which is now in the London Borough of Ealing, Field played for Royal Ordnance Factories in the Southern League and for Brentford in the London League.[3][4] He scored a hat-trick on his Brentford debut and helped the club gain promotion from Division Two in 1897 followed by runners-up spot in Division One the next season.[5][6][7] He then signed for reigning Football League champions Sheffield United, for whom he played in the 1901 FA Cup Final, losing to Tottenham Hotspur, then of the Southern League, after a replay.[8] In January 1902, together with teammate Billy Beer, Field joined Small Heath. Unable to prevent their relegation from the First Division that season, he contributed to their immediate promotion in 1902–03 as runners-up. He retired from football in 1906 following persistent injuries.[3] He returned to Brentford in November 1907 to play for the reserves and retired at the end of the 1907–08 season, later setting up in business in the town.[9]

Honours

Brentford

Sheffield United

Small Heath

Notes
  1. Small Heath was renamed Birmingham ahead of the 1905–06 season.[2]
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References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. "Small Heath". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  3. Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 86–87, 148–49. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  4. "Field Charles "Oakey" Image 1 Birmingham City 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  5. Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 50. ISBN 1 874427 57 7.
  6. "Brentford". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
  7. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 354. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. "FA Cup Final 1901". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
  9. White 1989, p. 91.
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