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| birth_date = 1872 |
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| birth_place = [[Andover, Hampshire]], England |
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| death_place = [[Hendon]], [[London]], England |
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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 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> |
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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"/> |
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==Later career== |
==Later career== |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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'''Southampton''' |
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*[[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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[[Category:1952 deaths]] |
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[[Category:People from Andover, Hampshire]] |
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[[Category:Andover F.C. players]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:47, 7 July 2023
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William Robert Ponting | ||
| Date of birth | 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Andover, Hampshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 March 1952 (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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Southampton
- Southern League champions: 1896–97
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 273–274. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. pp. 20–21. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.