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John Forster Alcock
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Full name	John Forster Alcock
Date of birth	14 April 1841
Place of birth	Sunderland, County Durham, England
Date of death	13 March 1910 (aged 68)
Place of death	Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1862–1876	Wanderers
	Harrow Pilgrims
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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John Forster Alcock (14 April 1841 – 13 March 1910) was an influential English sportsman and football organiser. He was founder of Football Association and FA Committee-member in 1863 – 1866.^[1]

Biography

John Forster Alcock was born in Sunderland in 1841 to Charles Alcock (1807–1881) – a ship-owner and ship-broker – and Elizabeth Forster (1825–1891). He was the eldest child of 9 and the family lived on Norfolk Street (otherwise known as Sunniside), Sunderland and on the same street lived an uncle who headed the Alcock family's upholstery business. The Alcock family relocated prior to the 1861 census to the London area and both John Forster Alcock and Charles William Alcock (his younger brother) attended Harrow School.

Less is known of John Forster Alcock than his brother Charles, but he was a ship-owner and ship-broker who represented the Forest Club at the meetings that led to the foundation of the FA in 1863. He served on the committee of the FA until 1866 when he was replaced by Charles himself.^[2]

John Forster Alcock died aged 68 in 1910.

Family

John Forster Alcock married Catherine Ruth Rouse (1848–1891) in 1867 and they divorced in 1874. He then married Augusta Lackland White (1867–1956) in Hampstead in 1886 and they went on to have three children:

Frank Alcock (1887–1917 Rhodesia Rifles attached Kings African Rifles<CWGC>),
Augusta Theodora Alcock (1888-unknown),
John Forster Alcock (1896–1977).

References

Notes

Bibliography

^†Alcock, Charles. Football: our winter game. 1874.
Booth, Keith. The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock, Parrs Wood Press. 2002. ISBN 1-903158-34-6

External links

[1] The Founding Fathers of Football

[2] John Forster Alcock (1841–1910)

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-'''John Forster Alcock''' (1841–1910) was an influential [[England|English]] sportsman and football organiser. He was founder of [[Football Association]] and FA Committee-member in 1863 – 1866.<ref>http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/pdf/the-fa-2012-13/ff-table-of-info.ashx?la=en</ref>
+'''John Forster Alcock''' (14 April 1841 – 13 March 1910) was an influential English sportsman and football organiser. He was founder of [[Football Association]] and FA Committee-member in 1863 – 1866.<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/~/media/files/pdf/the-fa-2012-13/ff-table-of-info.ashx?la=en The Founding Fathers of Football]</ref>
 == Biography ==
-John Forster Alcock was born in [[Sunderland, Tyne and Wear|Sunderland]] in 1841 to Charles Alcock (1807–1881) – a ship-owner and ship-broker – and Elizabeth Forster (1825–1891). He was the eldest child of 9 and the family lived on Norfolk Street (otherwise known as Sunniside), Sunderland and on the same street lived an uncle who headed the Alcock family’s upholstery business. The Alcock family relocated prior to the 1861 census to the [[London]] area and both John Forster Alcock and [[C.W. Alcock|Charles William Alcock]] (his younger brother) attended [[Harrow School]].
+John Forster Alcock was born in [[Sunderland]] in 1841 to Charles Alcock (1807–1881) – a ship-owner and ship-broker – and Elizabeth Forster (1825–1891). He was the eldest child of 9 and the family lived on Norfolk Street (otherwise known as Sunniside), Sunderland and on the same street lived an uncle who headed the Alcock family's upholstery business. The Alcock family relocated prior to the 1861 census to the [[London]] area and both John Forster Alcock and [[C.W. Alcock|Charles William Alcock]] (his younger brother) attended [[Harrow School]].
-Less is known of John Forster Alcock than his brother, but he was a ship-owner and ship-broker who represented the [[Wanderers F.C.|Forest Club]] at the meetings that led to the foundation of the [[Football association|FA]] in 1863. He served on the committee of the FA until 1866 when he was replaced by [[C.W. Alcock|Charles William Alcock]].<ref>http://www.thefa.com/~/media/6779CE82FA2D48CCA499AC1AA3AF2A7D.ashx</ref>
+Less is known of John Forster Alcock than his brother Charles, but he was a ship-owner and ship-broker who represented the [[Wanderers F.C.|Forest Club]] at the meetings that led to the foundation of the [[Football association|FA]] in 1863. He served on the committee of the FA until 1866 when he was replaced by Charles himself.<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/~/media/6779CE82FA2D48CCA499AC1AA3AF2A7D.ashx John Forster Alcock (1841–1910)]</ref>
-John Forster Alcock died aged 69 in 1910.
+John Forster Alcock died aged 68 in 1910.
 == Family ==
 John Forster Alcock married Catherine Ruth Rouse (1848–1891) in 1867 and they divorced in 1874. He then married Augusta Lackland White (1867–1956) in Hampstead in 1886 and they went on to have three children:
-Frank Alcock (1887–1917 Rhodesia Rifles attd Kings African Rifles<CWGC>),
+*Frank Alcock (1887–1917 Rhodesia Rifles attached [[Kings African Rifles]]<CWGC>),
-Augusta Theodora Alcock (1888-unknown),
+*Augusta Theodora Alcock (1888-unknown),
-John Forster Alcock (1896–1977).
+*John Forster Alcock (1896–1977).
 ==References==
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 *<sup>†</sup>Alcock, Charles. ''Football: our winter game''. 1874.
-*[[Keith Booth (scorer)|Booth, Keith]]. ''The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock'', Parrs Wood Press. 2002. ISBN 1-903158-34-6
+*[[Keith Booth (scorer)|Booth, Keith]]. ''The Father of Modern Sport: The Life and Times of Charles W. Alcock'', Parrs Wood Press. 2002. {{ISBN|1-903158-34-6}}
 {{refend}}
 ==External links==
+*[http://www.50connect.co.uk/archive/archive_archives/british_football_legends_from_a-z British Football Legends profile]{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
-{{Wikisource author|Charles William Alcock}}
-*[http://www.50connect.co.uk/archive/archive_archives/british_football_legends_from_a-z British Football Legends profile]
 *[http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152173.html An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990]
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v t e The Football Association
Founder members	Barnes Blackheath Blackheath Proprietary School Civil Service Crusaders Crystal Palace Kensington School Leytonstone Forest No Names Club Perceval House Surbiton
Presidents	Arthur Pember Ebenezer Morley Francis Marindin Arthur Kinnaird Charles Clegg William Pickford The Earl of Athlone HRH The Duke of Edinburgh HRH The Duke of Gloucester The Earl of Harewood HRH The Duke of Kent HRH The Duke of York HRH The Prince of Wales
Chairmen	Charles Clegg A. G. Hines M. Frowde Amos Brook Hirst Arthur Drewry Graham Doggart Joe Mears Andrew Stephen Harold Warris Thompson Bert Millichip Keith Wiseman Geoff Thompson Lord Triesman David Bernstein Greg Dyke Greg Clarke Debbie Hewitt
Secretaries	Ebenezer Morley Robert Willis Robert Graham Charles W. Alcock Frederick Wall Stanley Rous Denis Follows Ted Croker
Chief Executives	Graham Kelly Adam Crozier Mark Palios David Davies Brian Barwick Ian Watmore Martin Glenn
Treasurers	Francis Campbell James Turner Robert Graham Alfred Stair Charles W. Alcock Arthur Kinnaird C. E. Hart Daniel Woolfall Arthur Kingscott Harry Huband L. C. Tyte Denis Follows Sidney Donaldson