DEBUTS HOME OR AWAY?
I was wondering if players were given debuts more away than at home, so I took look at the stats, and it's almost even!
The same number of players first appeared at the City Ground as they did on the road, and I'm actually surprised by that; I assumed there would be a higher count away from home.
And don't forget about those who made their debut on a Neutral ground...that's 10 of them! (For the record, they were all in the FA Cup in the late 1890s, or the 1959 Charity Shield.)
Home or Away |
Num Games |
Num Players |
Home | 423 | 567 |
Away | 407 | 581 |
Neutral | 7 | 10 |
Debuts On Neutral Grounds
For the record, here are the 10 players who made their debuts on a neutral ground, and as you can see, it's pretty dismal. We haven't won a game! I guess that's why the last debut was in 1959.
Date |
Type |
Opponent |
Player |
Ground |
H/A |
Score |
Sat Mar 22, 1879 | FA Cup | Old Etonians | J Bishop | Kennington Oval | N | 1-2 |
Sat Mar 27, 1880 | FA Cup | Oxford University | Henry Billyeald | Kennington Oval | N | 0-1 |
Sat Mar 27, 1880 | FA Cup | Oxford University | Leonard Lindley | Kennington Oval | N | 0-1 |
Thu Feb 28, 1889 | FA Cup | Chatham Town | Joseph Southall | Kennington Oval | N | 2-3 |
Thu Feb 28, 1889 | FA Cup | Chatham Town | WA Simkins | Kennington Oval | N | 2-3 |
Sat Mar 05, 1892 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | Thomas Hamilton | Molineux | N | 1-1 |
Sat Mar 24, 1900 | FA Cup | Bury | Fred Coles | Victoria Ground | N | 1-1 |
Wed Jan 16, 1946 | FA Cup | Watford | Colin Rawson | White Hart Lane | N | 0-1 |
Sat Aug 15, 1959 | Charity Shield | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Jim Iley | Molineux | N | 1-3 |
Sat Aug 15, 1959 | Charity Shield | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Peter Knight | Molineux | N | 1-3 |