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 | 425 | 570 | |||||||
| Away | 412 | 594 | |||||||
| Neutral | 7 | 10 |
| Date | Type | Round | Opponent | Player | Ground | H/A | Score | Game_id | Dollar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Mar 22, 1879 | J Bishop | 18790322 | 0 | ||||||
| Sat Mar 27, 1880 | Henry Billyeald | 18800327 | 18790322 | ||||||
| Sat Mar 27, 1880 | FA Cup | Semi | Oxford University | Leonard Lindley | Kennington Oval | N | 0-1 | 18800327 | 18800327 |
| Thu Feb 28, 1889 | Joseph Southall | 18890228 | 18800327 | ||||||
| Thu Feb 28, 1889 | FA Cup | 2 | Chatham Town | WA Simkins | Kennington Oval | N | 2-3 | 18890228 | 18890228 |
| Sat Mar 05, 1892 | Thomas Hamilton | 18920305 | 18890228 | ||||||
| Sat Mar 24, 1900 | Fred Coles | 19000324 | 18920305 | ||||||
| Wed Jan 16, 1946 | Colin Rawson | 19460116 | 19000324 | ||||||
| Sat Aug 15, 1959 | Jim Iley | 19590815 | 19460116 | ||||||
| Sat Aug 15, 1959 | Charity Shield | Final | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Peter Knight | Molineux | N | 1-3 | 19590815 | 19590815 |