Charles "Oakey" Field

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Charles Field
Personal information
Full name Charles William F. Field
Date of birth December 1879
Place of birth    Hanwell, England
Date of death    Deceased
Place of death    Sheffield, England
Playing position Inside forward / Winger
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

1896–1898
1898–1902
1902–1906		 Royal Ordnance Factories
Brentford
Sheffield United
Small Heath / Birmingham

54 (17)
86 (14)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Charles William F. Field (born December 1879, deceased), known as Oakey Field, was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or winger for Sheffield United and Small Heath (later Birmingham) in the Football League.

Born in Hanwell, now in the London Borough of Ealing, Field played for Royal Ordnance Factories in the Southern League and for Brentford in the London League,[1] where he helped the club to promotion from Division Two in 1897 followed by runners-up spot in Division One the next season.[2] He then signed for reigning Football League champions Sheffield United, for whom he played in the 1901 FA Cup Final, losing to Tottenham Hotspur, then of the Southern League, after a replay.[3] In January 1902, together with teammate Billy Beer, Field joined Small Heath. Unable to prevent their relegation from the First Division that season, he contributed to their immediate promotion in 1902–03 as runners-up. He retired from football in 1906 following persistent injuries.[1]

[edit] Honours

with Brentford
with Sheffield United
with Small Heath

[edit] References

General

Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown), p. 89. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 

Specific
  1. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books, pp. 86–87, 148–49. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  2. ^ Brentford. Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
  3. ^ 1901 FA Cup final. Sporting Chronicle. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
Persondata
NAME Field, Charles William F.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Field, Oakey
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH December 1879
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanwell, London Borough of Ealing, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
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