Segar Bastard

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Segar Richard Bastard (January 25, 1854 – March 20, 1921) was an English footballer and referee, as well as a cricketer. Some historical texts refer to him as Segal Bastard but census records indicate his first name was spelt with an 'r'.[1]

Born in Bow, London, Bastard played for the now-defunct Upton Park football club. Like many of his contemporaries, he was both a player and a referee at the same time (unlike the modern day, where referees are neutrals with no playing connections). He refereed the 1878 FA Cup final between Wanderers and Royal Engineers at the Kennington Oval, before refereeing the first ever England v. Wales match, at the Oval on January 18, 1879.

Bastard's debut as an international player came after his debut as a referee; he played for England as an outside right against Scotland on March 13, 1880; Scotland won 5-4 in a thriller that saw England mount a late rally to come back from 5-2 down. That was Bastard's only match for England.

Bastard also guested for Corinthians, and played cricket for Essex between 1881 and 1885. A noted gambler, he was also a keen fan of horseracing, and is one of the first footballers known to have owned a racehorse. He died aged 67, in 1921.

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  1. ^  1881 census search. Retrieved on January 16, 2006.

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