Frederick William Hargreaves (16 August 1858 – 5 April 1897) was an English footballer who represented the England national football team. He also played first-class cricket with Lancashire.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick William Hargreaves | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1858 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 April 1897(1897-04-05) (aged 38) | ||
| Place of death | Wilpshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Blackburn Rovers | |||
| National team | |||
| 1880–1882 | England | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A member of the Malvern College[1] 1st XI team, Hargreaves played his club football for the Blackburn Rovers and was a midfielder in their team which lost the 1882 FA Cup Final.[1] His first international cap for England came in 1880 when he took the field against Wales, with England winning 3–2.[1] The following year he made an appearance in another international against Wales but this time finished on the losing side.[1] In 1882, he claimed his third and final cap in a convincing 13–0 victory over Ireland.[1] As of January 2013, this remains England's highest ever winning margin.
His brother John Hargreaves also played at Blackburn and represented England.
An amateur cricketer who was previously a member of Malvern's First Eleven Cricket team, he appeared in his only first-class cricket match in 1881, against Derbyshire. Hargreaves was dismissed by George Osborne for a duck in his only innings and took a couple of catches.[2] He played club cricket at Blackburn's East Lancashire Cricket Club.[3]