Ephraim Rhodes (16 August 1882 – 30 September 1960) was an English professional footballer and manager who played in the Football League for Sunderland in the early 20th century. He also played for and managed Brentford in the Southern League and was posthumously inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in May 2015.
 Rhodes with Brentford in 1911. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ephraim Rhodes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | South Bank, England | ||
| Date of death | 30 September 1960 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Hounslow, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1901 | South Bank | ||
| 1901–1902 | Grangetown Athletic | ||
| 1902–1908 | Sunderland | 115 | (5) |
| 1908–1919 | Brentford | 206 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1912–1915 | Brentford (player-manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editSunderland
editBorn in South Bank, North Yorkshire, Rhodes began his career in his hometown at Northern League club South Bank.[2] He moved to divisional rivals Grangetown Athletic in 1901 and finished runners-up in the Northern League during the 1901–02 season.[2] Rhodes' performances earned him a move to reigning Football League First Division champions Sunderland in May 1902.[2][3] He made only five appearances during the 1902–03 season,[4] but slowly forced his way into the team during the 1903–04 season, making 16 appearances.[5] Rhodes was a regular during the 1904–05 season, making 28 appearances and scoring a penalty to register his first goal for the club.[6] He made 24 appearances and scored another penalty during the 1905–06 season. Rhodes was a virtual ever-present during the 1906–07 season, making 39 appearances and scoring two goals.[7] 1907–08 would be Rhodes' final season with Sunderland, in which he made only eight appearances, but he scored his only goal for the club from open play.[8] He made 120 appearances and scored five goals in a six-season spell with the Rokerites.[9]
Brentford
editRhodes moved to London to join Southern League First Division club Brentford in July 1908.[10][11] Under manager Fred Halliday, he won the Southern Professional Charity Cup during his debut season, the first silverware of his career.[12] Including wartime matches, Rhodes made almost 400 appearances for the Griffin Park club.[13] He re-registered as a player for the first post-war season of competitive football in September 1919,[14] but did not make an appearance and subsequently retired as a player.[15]
Coaching and managerial career
editRhodes became player-manager of Brentford in November 1912, following the departure of Fred Halliday.[16] His tenure got off to a bad start, with relegation to the Southern League Second Division at the end of the 1912–13 season.[17] He relinquished his duties at the end of the 1914–15 season.[18] He managed the Bees in 87 games, winning 38, drawing 19 and losing 30.[13] Rhodes returned to Brentford as trainer in 1922 and served until 1925.[2]
Personal life
editRhodes married Daisy Caroline Shinner in 1904 and they had three children.[19] He served in the Royal Army Pay Corps (Royal Fusiliers) during the First World War.[18] Rhodes' younger brother Ernie was also a footballer and the pair played together at Grangetown Athletic and Sunderland.[20] Following his time at Brentford, Rhodes became a supporter of the club.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1902–03[4] | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1903–04[5] | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1904–05[6] | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 1905–06[21] | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 1906–07[7] | 35 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 1907–08[8] | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 115 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 120 | 5 | ||
| Brentford | 1908–09[13] | Southern League First Division | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1909–10[13] | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| 1910–11[13] | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1911–12[13] | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1912–13[13] | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1913–14[13] | Southern League Second Division | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1914–15[13] | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 206 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 221 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 321 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 341 | 7 | ||
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Brentford | 14 November 1912 | April 1915 | 87 | 38 | 19 | 30 | 43.7 | [13] |
| Total | 87 | 38 | 19 | 30 | 43.7 | |||
Honours
editBrentford
- Southern Professional Charity Cup: 1908–09[12]
- London Combination: 1918–19[13]
Individual
References
edit- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 243. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c d e "One hundred and eighty notable local players of yesteryears". CommuniGate. 6 August 1916. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1902–03 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "1902–03 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ a b "1903–04 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ a b "1904–05 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ a b "1906–07 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ a b "1907–08 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Dusty Rhodes". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ White 1989, p. 92.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1908–09 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b Haynes 1998, p. 119.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 360–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "The Football Association – Season 1919–20 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. p. 175. ISBN 978-0955294914.
- ^ White 1989, pp. 99–100.
- ^ Brentford F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z of Bees: Brentford Encyclopedia. Yore Publications. p. 88. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
- ^ "RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project: Devon and Cornwall Families". Wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Grangetown St Matthews". CommuniGate. 6 August 1916. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "1905–06 : Football League Division 1". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.