Fredrick William Rouse (28 November 1881 – December 1953) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Chelsea, Everton, Grimsby Town, Stoke and West Bromwich Albion. He also represented the Football League XI.
 Rouse while with Chelsea in 1907 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fredrick William Rouse[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Cranford, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | December 1953 (aged 72)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Windsor, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1898–1900 | Southall | ||
| 1900–1902 | Wycombe Wanderers | 32 | (20) |
| 1902 | Shepherd's Bush | 2 | (0) |
| 1902–1903 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 1903–1904 | Grimsby Town | 37 | (15) |
| 1904–1906 | Stoke | 69 | (26) |
| 1906–1907 | Everton | 9 | (2) |
| 1907–1909 | Chelsea | 38 | (11) |
| 1909–1910 | West Bromwich Albion | 5 | (2) |
| 1910–1911 | Croydon Common | 26 | (11) |
| 1911–1912 | Brentford | 15 | (5) |
| Slough | |||
| Total | 158 | (56) | |
| International career | |||
| 1905–1906 | The Football League XI | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editA centre forward, Rouse was born in Cranford and played for London clubs Southall, Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and Shepherds Bush, before moving north to join First Division club Grimsby Town in 1903.[1][2][3] Despite suffering relegation to the Second Division at the end of the 1902–03 season,[4] he impressed at the "Mariners" and earned a move to division rivals Stoke in April 1904.[2] Rouse top-scored for the team with 12 and 10 goals during the 1904–05 and 1905–06 seasons respectively.[1][2] In November 1906, financial concerns led to his sale to First Division club Everton for a £600 fee.[1] Rouse struggled to settle at Goodison Park and returned to London to join First Division club Chelsea for a £1000 fee.[5][6] After two seasons at Stamford Bridge, Rouse dropped down to the Second Division to play the 1909–10 season with West Bromwich Albion and later played for Croydon Common, Brentford and Slough.[2][7][8]
Representative career
editRouse represented the Football League XI in matches versus the Irish League XI in October 1905 and October 1906, scoring once a 6–0 victory in the latter match.[9]
Personal life
editAfter his retirement from football, Rouse became publican of the Coach & Horses pub at Hayes Bridge.[2]
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 1900–01[10] | Southern League Second Division | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 |
| 1901–02[10] | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | ||
| Total | 32 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 28 | ||
| Shepherd's Bush | 1901–02[2] | Southern League Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Grimsby Town | 1902–03[11] | First Division | 6 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | |
| 1903–04[11] | Second Division | 31 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 13 | |
| Total | 37 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 15 | ||
| Stoke | 1903–04[2] | First Division | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 1904–05[2] | First Division | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 12 | |
| 1905–06[2] | First Division | 28 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 10 | |
| 1906–07[2] | First Division | 10 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | ||
| Total | 69 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 26 | ||
| Everton | 1906–07[6] | First Division | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 1907–08[6] | First Division | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| Chelsea | 1907–08[6] | First Division | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| 1908–09[6] | First Division | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Total | 38 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 9 | ||
| West Bromwich Albion | 1909–10[7] | Second Division | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Croydon Common | 1910–11[2] | Southern League Second Division | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Brentford | 1911–12[8] | Southern League First Division | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| Career Total | 203 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 229 | 90 | ||
Honours
editWycombe Wanderers
- Berks & Bucks Senior Cup: 1901–02[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Biographies – Fred Rouse" (PDF). Croydon Common Football Club. 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Rouse Fred Everton 1907". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ Grimsby Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "Minute Book". evertoncollection.org.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Frederick Rouse". 11v11.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Season Archive : Player Stats – 1909/10". Albion Till We Die – An Independent West Bromwich Albion Website. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 361. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Frederick William Rouse". 11v11.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Fred Rouse – Player File". Chairboys on the Net. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b Fred Rouse at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)