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5 unusual facts about William Kenyon


Progression of England association football goalscoring record

This is a progressive list of association footballers who have held or co-held the record for international goals for the England national football team, beginning with William Kenyon-Slaney who scored the first ever international goal.

Ryton, Shropshire

Colonel William Kenyon-Slaney (1847–1908), sportsman and politician, whose family home, Hatton Grange, is in the parish, is buried in the churchyard.

William Kenyon

William C. Kenyon (1898–1953), American football, basketball, and baseball coach at the University of Maine

William Kenyon-Slaney (1847–1908), British sportsman, soldier, and politician

William Kenyon-Slaney

In 1882 under the command of Sir Garnet Wolseley he took part in the Battle of Tel el-Kebir during the Urabi Revolt and was decorated for his efforts.



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