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William Parsons (footballer)

William Parsons Alexander (19 January 1877 – Unknown) was an Anglo-Spanish footballer who is best known for being, along with his brother John, one of the founders of FC Barcelona in 1899, and then serving as the club's vice-captain in 1899 and 1900.[1] Oddly enough, despite having been a captain of the Barça first team, he never actually played a single match for the club.[2] William was also one of the founders of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona.[1][2]

William Parsons
Parsons (standing, first from the right) in 1895
Personal information
Full name William Parsons Alexander
Date of birth (1877-01-19)19 January 1877
Place of birth Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Date of death Unknown
Place of death Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1895 Sociedad de Foot-Ball
de Barcelona
3 (0)
1899 Team Anglès +1 (0)
1899–1900 FC Barcelona 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life edit

His family, of English origins, settled in Barcelona in 1870, where Parsons was born on 19 January 1877.[1][3] He was known in Catalonia as Guillermo, which was an anglicization of his English name.[2]

Sporting career edit

Barcelona Cricket Club edit

In the early 1890s, Parsons and his younger brother William became members of the British Club de Barcelona, where they practiced several modalities such as cricket with the Barcelona Cricket Club.[4]

Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona edit

Together with his brother John, he was one of the first pioneers of football in Catalonia, joining Sociedad de Foot-Ball de Barcelona in 1895, a team made up of a group of football pioneers who had been playing in Catalonia since 1893.[2][4] On 27 January 1895, Parsons was one of 16 footballers who featured in the first football match played in Bonanova, scoring a hat-trick to help the Blues to a 4–1 win over a Red team that featured his older brother.[5][6] On 2 February 1895, he played a match for Barcelona against Asociación de Foot-Ball de Torelló, which was the very first time that teams from two different cities played against each other in Catalonia, and he rose to the occasion,[1] scoring once in an 8–3 local win.[7]

Parsons played several friendly matches at Can Tunis and a few others at Bonanova between 1892 and 1895, where he stood out as a great goal scorer, however, due to the little statistical rigor that the newspapers had at that time, the exact number of goals he netted is unknown.[8] Despite some encouraging first steps, this society was never officially established and when its founder and captain James Reeves returned to the United Kingdom in the autumn of 1895, it was the Catalans and the Parsons brothers who took the reins of the team, but without Reeves, the entity soon declined, collapsed and seems to disappear around 1896.[8] Football in the city then crosses its first crisis which lasted three years from 1896 until 1899, with the Parsons playing an important role in the sport's return to the city, helping with the creations of Team Anglès and FC Barcelona, both in 1899.[8][1]

FC Barcelona edit

In 1899, Parsons and his brother were among the twelve men who attended the infamous meeting held at the Gimnasio Solé on 29 November 1899 which saw the birth of Foot-Ball Club Barcelona.[9][10] However, in Barcelona's official debut on 8 December 1899, the two Parsons brothers played for the rival team, Team Anglès, which consisted of members of the British colony living in Barcelona, such as the two of them and the Witty brothers (Arthur and Ernest), helping Anglès to a 1–0 win.[1][2][11]

Five days later, on 13 December 1899, the Blaugrana team merged with the Team Anglès, which led to the expansion of Barça's board of directors with his brother John becoming the vice-president of the club while still being a footballer, and William was appointed the vice-captainancy of the team.[2][3][12] However, he never managed to defend that responsibility on the playing field because in February 1900, he left for Manila for family reasons, leaving the vice-captaincy of Barcelona in the hands of Ernest Witty.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Els onze apòstols de Gamper - William Parsons Alexander" [the eleven apostles of Gamper - William Parsons Alexander]. www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Guillermo, el capitán del primer equipo del Barça que nunca llegó a debutar como azulgrana" [Guillermo, the captain of the Barça first team who never made his debut as a Barça player]. cronicaglobal.elespanol.com (in Spanish). 4 February 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Orígenes, nacimiento y consolidación del FC Barcelona (1875-1903)" [Origins, birth and consolidation of FC Barcelona (1875-1903)] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 October 2015. from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Barcelona Cricket Club: els primers en jugar a futbol" [Barcelona Cricket Club: the first to play football]. memoriesfutbolcatala.com (in Spanish). 25 December 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Fútbol en el velódromo" [Football at the Velodrome]. hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 28 January 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Plantilla 1894-1896: Porteros" [Squad 1894-1896: Goalkeepers]. estadijohan.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Barcelona 8–3 Torelló". hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com (in Spanish). La Vanguardia. 27 March 1895. from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "La Sociedad de Football de Barcelona de 1894 y el Foot-ball Club Barcelona de 1899" [The Barcelona Football Society of 1894 and the Foot-ball Club Barcelona of 1899] (in Spanish). CIHEFE. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  9. ^ "1899–1909. Foundation and survival". FC Barcelona. from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Así nació el FC Barcelona" [This is how FC Barcelona was born]. www.mundodeportivo.com (in Spanish). 29 November 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Partidos del Barça de 1899" [Barça matches of 1899]. www.webdelcule.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Barca". www.scotsfootballworldwide.scot. Retrieved 19 April 2024.

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William Parsons Alexander 19 January 1877 Unknown was an Anglo Spanish footballer who is best known for being along with his brother John one of the founders of FC Barcelona in 1899 and then serving as the club s vice captain in 1899 and 1900 1 Oddly enough despite having been a captain of the Barca first team he never actually played a single match for the club 2 William was also one of the founders of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona 1 2 William ParsonsParsons standing first from the right in 1895Personal informationFull nameWilliam Parsons AlexanderDate of birth 1877 01 19 19 January 1877Place of birthBarcelona Catalonia SpainDate of deathUnknownPlace of deathBarcelona Catalonia SpainPosition s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1895Sociedad de Foot Ballde Barcelona3 0 1899Team Angles 1 0 1899 1900FC Barcelona1 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Early life 2 Sporting career 2 1 Barcelona Cricket Club 2 2 Sociedad de Foot Ball de Barcelona 2 3 FC Barcelona 3 ReferencesEarly life editHis family of English origins settled in Barcelona in 1870 where Parsons was born on 19 January 1877 1 3 He was known in Catalonia as Guillermo which was an anglicization of his English name 2 Sporting career editBarcelona Cricket Club edit In the early 1890s Parsons and his younger brother William became members of the British Club de Barcelona where they practiced several modalities such as cricket with the Barcelona Cricket Club 4 Sociedad de Foot Ball de Barcelona edit Together with his brother John he was one of the first pioneers of football in Catalonia joining Sociedad de Foot Ball de Barcelona in 1895 a team made up of a group of football pioneers who had been playing in Catalonia since 1893 2 4 On 27 January 1895 Parsons was one of 16 footballers who featured in the first football match played in Bonanova scoring a hat trick to help the Blues to a 4 1 win over a Red team that featured his older brother 5 6 On 2 February 1895 he played a match for Barcelona against Asociacion de Foot Ball de Torello which was the very first time that teams from two different cities played against each other in Catalonia and he rose to the occasion 1 scoring once in an 8 3 local win 7 Parsons played several friendly matches at Can Tunis and a few others at Bonanova between 1892 and 1895 where he stood out as a great goal scorer however due to the little statistical rigor that the newspapers had at that time the exact number of goals he netted is unknown 8 Despite some encouraging first steps this society was never officially established and when its founder and captain James Reeves returned to the United Kingdom in the autumn of 1895 it was the Catalans and the Parsons brothers who took the reins of the team but without Reeves the entity soon declined collapsed and seems to disappear around 1896 8 Football in the city then crosses its first crisis which lasted three years from 1896 until 1899 with the Parsons playing an important role in the sport s return to the city helping with the creations of Team Angles and FC Barcelona both in 1899 8 1 FC Barcelona edit In 1899 Parsons and his brother were among the twelve men who attended the infamous meeting held at the Gimnasio Sole on 29 November 1899 which saw the birth of Foot Ball Club Barcelona 9 10 However in Barcelona s official debut on 8 December 1899 the two Parsons brothers played for the rival team Team Angles which consisted of members of the British colony living in Barcelona such as the two of them and the Witty brothers Arthur and Ernest helping Angles to a 1 0 win 1 2 11 Five days later on 13 December 1899 the Blaugrana team merged with the Team Angles which led to the expansion of Barca s board of directors with his brother John becoming the vice president of the club while still being a footballer and William was appointed the vice captainancy of the team 2 3 12 However he never managed to defend that responsibility on the playing field because in February 1900 he left for Manila for family reasons leaving the vice captaincy of Barcelona in the hands of Ernest Witty 2 3 References edit a b c d e f Els onze apostols de Gamper William Parsons Alexander the eleven apostles of Gamper William Parsons Alexander www lesportiudecatalunya cat in Spanish Retrieved 16 September 2022 a b c d e f g Guillermo el capitan del primer equipo del Barca que nunca llego a debutar como azulgrana Guillermo the captain of the Barca first team who never made his debut as a Barca player cronicaglobal elespanol com in Spanish 4 February 2024 Retrieved 19 April 2024 a b c Origenes nacimiento y consolidacion del FC Barcelona 1875 1903 Origins birth and consolidation of FC Barcelona 1875 1903 in Spanish CIHEFE 17 October 2015 Archived from the original on 7 April 2022 Retrieved 16 September 2022 a b Barcelona Cricket Club els primers en jugar a futbol Barcelona Cricket Club the first to play football memoriesfutbolcatala com in Spanish 25 December 2020 Retrieved 19 April 2024 Futbol en el velodromo Football at the Velodrome hemeroteca lavanguardia com in Spanish La Vanguardia 28 January 1895 p 2 Retrieved 19 April 2024 Plantilla 1894 1896 Porteros Squad 1894 1896 Goalkeepers estadijohan com in Spanish Retrieved 19 April 2024 Barcelona 8 3 Torello hemeroteca lavanguardia com in Spanish La Vanguardia 27 March 1895 Archived from the original on 29 September 2022 Retrieved 17 November 2022 a b c La Sociedad de Football de Barcelona de 1894 y el Foot ball Club Barcelona de 1899 The Barcelona Football Society of 1894 and the Foot ball Club Barcelona of 1899 in Spanish CIHEFE 17 January 2010 Retrieved 17 November 2022 1899 1909 Foundation and survival FC Barcelona Archived from the original on 13 May 2021 Retrieved 16 September 2022 Asi nacio el FC Barcelona This is how FC Barcelona was born www mundodeportivo com in Spanish 29 November 2019 Retrieved 19 April 2024 Partidos del Barca de 1899 Barca matches of 1899 www webdelcule com in Spanish Retrieved 19 April 2024 Barca www scotsfootballworldwide scot Retrieved 19 April 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Parsons footballer amp oldid 1219805681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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