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| birth_date = 1872
| birth_date = 1872
| birth_place = [[Andover, Hampshire]], England
| birth_place = [[Andover, Hampshire]], England
| death_date = {{death date|1952|3|21|df=y}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|1952|3|21|1872|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Hendon]], [[London]], England
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| youthclubs1 = [[Andover F.C.|Andover]]
| youthclubs1 = [[Andover F.C.|Andover]]
| years1 = 18??–1897
| years1 = 18??–1897
| clubs1 = [[Ryde F.C.|Ryde]]
| clubs1 = [[Ryde Sports F.C.|Ryde]]
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| years2 = 1897
| years2 = 1897
| clubs2 = [[Southampton St. Mary's F.C.|Southampton St. Mary's]]
| clubs2 = [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton St. Mary's]]
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'''William Robert Ponting''' (1872 – 21 March 1952) was an English [[amateur sports|amateur]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|half-back]] for [[Southampton St. Mary's F.C.|Southampton St. Mary's]] in [[Southern Football League 1896-97|1896–97]], when they won the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years.
'''William Robert Ponting''' (1872 – 21 March 1952) was an English [[amateur sports|amateur]] [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|half-back]] for [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton St. Mary's]] in [[Southern Football League 1896-97|1896–97]], when they won the [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years.


==Football career==
==Football career==
Ponting was born in [[Andover, Hampshire]] where he became a [[schoolmaster]]. He was a leading amateur player for his local club and had been captain of the [[Hampshire Football Association|Hampshire]] County Junior XI in 1893.<ref name = "ABC">{{cite book | title=The Alphabet of the Saints|last= Holley |first= Duncan |author2=Chalk, Gary | publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992| isbn=0-9514862-3-3|pages=273–274}}</ref>
Ponting was born in [[Andover, Hampshire]] where he became a [[schoolmaster]]. He was a leading amateur player for his local club and had been captain of the [[Hampshire Football Association|Hampshire]] County Junior XI in 1893.<ref name = "ABC">{{cite book | title=The Alphabet of the Saints|last= Holley |first= Duncan |author2=Chalk, Gary | publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992| isbn=0-9514862-3-3|pages=273–274}}</ref>


In March 1897, [[John Hodgkinson (footballer)|John Hodgkinson]], the [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton St. Mary's]] [[left-half]] was injured and the "Saints" called Ponting into the side for the remaining five matches of [[Southern Football League 1896-97|the season]]. Ponting made his debut in a 5–1 victory at [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on 31 March<ref>{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|last= Chalk|first= Gary|author2=Holley, Duncan | publisher= Breedon Books| year=1987| isbn= 0-907969-22-4|pages=20–21}}</ref> and played his part in the run-in to Southampton's first [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] title.<ref name = "ABC"/>
In March 1897, [[John Hodgkinson (footballer, born 1871)|John Hodgkinson]], the [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton St. Mary's]] [[left-half]] was injured and the "Saints" called Ponting into the side for the remaining five matches of [[Southern Football League 1896-97|the season]]. Ponting made his debut in a 5–1 victory at [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on 31 March<ref>{{cite book | title=Saints – A complete record|last= Chalk|first= Gary|author2=Holley, Duncan | publisher= Breedon Books| year=1987| isbn= 0-907969-22-4|pages=20–21}}</ref> and played his part in the run-in to Southampton's first [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] title.<ref name = "ABC"/>


==Later career==
==Later career==
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==Honours==
==Honours==
;[[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]]
'''Southampton'''
*[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] champions: [[Southern Football League 1896-97|1896–97]]
*[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] champions: [[Southern Football League 1896-97|1896–97]]


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| DATE OF DEATH = 21 March 1952
| PLACE OF DEATH = [[Hendon]], [[London]], England
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 7 July 2023

William Ponting
Personal information
Full name William Robert Ponting
Date of birth 1872
Place of birth Andover, Hampshire, England
Date of death 21 March 1952(1952-03-21) (aged 79–80)
Place of death Hendon, London, England
Position(s) Half-back
Youth career
Andover
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
18??–1897 Ryde
1897 Southampton St. Mary's 5 (0)
1897–???? Andover
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Robert Ponting (1872 – 21 March 1952) was an English amateur footballer who played as a half-back for Southampton St. Mary's in 1896–97, when they won the Southern League title for the first of six occasions over the next eight years.

Football career

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Ponting was born in Andover, Hampshire where he became a schoolmaster. He was a leading amateur player for his local club and had been captain of the Hampshire County Junior XI in 1893.[1]

In March 1897, John Hodgkinson, the Southampton St. Mary's left-half was injured and the "Saints" called Ponting into the side for the remaining five matches of the season. Ponting made his debut in a 5–1 victory at Reading on 31 March[2] and played his part in the run-in to Southampton's first Southern League title.[1]

Later career

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In the summer of 1897, Ponting returned to his teaching career. In the 1930s, he was working in the City of London as an insurance broker.[1]

Honours

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Southampton

References

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  1. ^ a b c Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 273–274. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.