Benjamin Garfield (4 April 1871 – mid-1958)[2] was an English footballer who played at outside left. Garfield played for Finedon, Kettering Town, Burton Wanderers, West Bromwich Albion, Brighton & Hove Albion, Tunbridge Wells Rangers and England.

Ben Garfield
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Garfield
Date of birth (1871-04-04)4 April 1871
Place of birth Higham Ferrers, England
Date of death April–June 1958 (aged 87)
Place of death Manchester, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Finedon
Kettering Town
1894–1895 Burton Wanderers 59 (27)
1896–1901 West Bromwich Albion 109 (34)
1901–1905 Brighton & Hove Albion[1] 38 (13)
1905–1906 Tunbridge Wells Rangers
International career
1898 England 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

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Garfield was born in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire. In 1898 he won his only England cap, appearing in a 3–2 victory over Ireland in Belfast.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
  2. ^ a b "England players: Ben Garfield". englandfootballonline. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  • Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 88. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
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