Jarvis Kenrick
Football, Cricket Player
1852 – 1949
Who was Jarvis Kenrick?
Jarvis Kenrick was an English association football player.
Born in Chichester, Sussex, Kenrick scored the first ever goal in the FA Cup, for Clapham Rovers in a 3–0 victory over Upton Park on 11 November 1871. Kenrick scored two goals in the match. He later won the FA Cup three years running with Wanderers, scoring in two consecutive finals; the FA Cup Final 1877, and again the following year, in which he scored twice.
He was also a cricketer and made one first class appearance for Surrey.
Kenrick was the Honorary Secretary of the Croquet Association from 1904 to 1909.
His sister, Margaret, was married to fellow Wanderers footballer Francis Birley.
He died in Blatchington, Sussex.
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