Thelwell Mather Pike (17 November 1866 – 21 July 1957) was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1886. Pike played club football for Cambridge University, Crusaders, Brentwood, Swifts, Thanet Wanderers and Corinthian.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thelwell Mather Pike | ||
| Date of birth | (1866-11-17)17 November 1866 | ||
| Place of birth | Andover, England | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 1957(1957-07-21) (aged 90) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Cambridge University | |||
| Crusaders | |||
| Brentwood | |||
| Swifts | |||
| Thanet Wanderers | |||
| 1886–1891 | Corinthian | ||
| National team | |||
| 1886 | England | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Pike was born in Andover, Hampshire and educated at Malvern College, playing football for the school in 1884 and 1885, before attending Cambridge University, where he earned a blue in 1886 and 1888.[1]
He made his solitary England appearance on 13 March 1886, in a 6–1 victory over Ireland. In the match at Ballynafeigh Park, Belfast, Pike's fellow Cantabrians, Ralph Squire and Benjamin Spilsbury played at centre-half and inside-left respectively, with Spilsbury scoring four of England's goals.[2]
After leaving the university, Pike played for several clubs, including Crusaders, Brentwood, Swifts and Thanet Wanderers,[1] although it was with the Corinthian club that he was most closely associated, playing 21 games for them between 1886 and 1891.[3]
Pike was also a noted cricketer, playing for Worcestershire, then a minor county, between 1886 and 1895.[1]
A few years later, he became the headmaster of Weybridge Preparatory School between 1897 and 1906, before moving to Thanet School in Margate, where he remained until his retirement.[1]
The 1881 Census calls him Mather Pike.