Fred Rouse (footballer)

Fredrick William Rouse (28 November 1881 – December 1953) was an English professional football centre forward who played in the Football League for Chelsea, Everton, Grimsby Town, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion. He also represented the Football League XI.

Fred Rouse

Rouse while with Chelsea in 1907
Personal information
Full name	Fredrick William Rouse[1]
Date of birth	(1881-11-28)28 November 1881
Place of birth	Cranford, England[1]
Date of death	December 1953 (1954-01) (aged 72)[1]
Place of death	Windsor, England
Playing position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1898–1899	Southall
1899–1901	Wycombe Wanderers		(20)
1901–1902	Shepherd's Bush	2	(0)
1902–1903	Brentford	0	(0)
1903–1904	Grimsby Town	37	(15)
1904–1906	Stoke	69	(26)
1906–1907	Everton	9	(2)
1907–1909	Chelsea	38	(11)
1909–1910	West Bromwich Albion	5	(2)
1910–1911	Croydon Common	26	(11)
1911–1912	Brentford	15	(5)
	Slough
Total		158	(56)
National team
1905–1906	The Football League XI	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Rouse was born in Cranford, London and played for Southall, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and Shepherds Bush before moving north to join Football League side Grimsby Town in 1903.[1][2][3] He impressed at the "Mariners" and earned a move to First Division Stoke in April 1904.[2] He became Stoke's most impressive forward in what was a poor Stoke side and he easily top scored in 1904–05 with 12 goals and the hit 10 in 1905–06.[1] With Stoke looking for vital funds they decided to cash in on Rouse in November 1906 selling him to Everton for a fee of £600.[1] He struggled to settle on Merseyside and returned to London to play for Chelsea.[4] After two seasons at Chelsea he spent a season at West Bromwich Albion and later played for Croydon Common, Brentford and Slough.[5][2][6]

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Rouse became publican of the Coach & Horses pub at Hayes Bridge.[2]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Shepherd's Bush	1901–02[2]	Southern League Second Division	2	0	—		2	0
Grimsby Town	1902–03[7]	First Division	6	2	—		6	2
	1903–04[7]	Second Division	31	13	2	0	33	13
	Total		37	15	2	0	39	15
Stoke	1903–04[2]	First Division	1	0	—		1	0
	1904–05[2]	First Division	30	12	2	0	32	12
	1905–06[2]	First Division	28	10	2	0	30	10
	1906–07[2]	First Division	10	4	—		10	4
	Total		69	26	4	0	73	26
Everton	1906–07[4]	First Division	6	1	1	0	7	1
	1907–08[4]	First Division	3	1	—		3	1
	Total		9	2	1	0	10	2
Chelsea	1907–08[4]	First Division	20	6	1	0	21	6
	1908–09[4]	First Division	18	5	3	0	21	5
	Total		38	9	4	0	42	9
West Bromwich Albion	1909–10[5]	Second Division	5	2	0	0	5	2
Croydon Common	1910–11[2]	Southern League Second Division	11	6	1	0	12	6
Brentford	1911–12[6]	Southern League First Division	15	5	2	0	17	5
Career Total			171	62	12	0	183	62

Honours

Wycombe Wanderers

• Berks & Bucks Senior Cup: 1901–02[2]

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. "Croydon Common – Biographies – Fred Rouse" (PDF). 10 September 2017.
3. "Rouse Fred Image 1 Everton 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
4. "Frederick Rouse". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
5. "Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website". www.albiontillwedie.co.uk. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
6. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
7. Fred Rouse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)