Background
Wollaston was born in Felpham, Sussex and died in Westminster.
Wollaston was born in Felpham, Sussex and died in Westminster.
Wollaston had previously scored hat-tricks in 1872 against Clapham Rovers and in 1873 against Civil Service. In 1879, Wollaston became " club secretary, and was also the club"s captain. In total, Wollaston played ten season for and became the club"s second top scorer, before joining Clapham Rovers in 1880/81.
He earned four caps for England, scoring one goal.
Wollaston captained the national side against Scotland in 1880. He was the eighth English team captain.
Wollaston is also recorded as having refereed an 1884 match between Old Westminsters and Wednesbury Town. In 2013, Wollaston was included on a special London Tube map released by the Football Association to celebrate its 150th anniversary.
The map replaced station names with famous football players.
Honours Wollaston is known to have appeared in a total of 13 cricket matches between 1863 and 1869, although he did not play any first-class matches. He made appearances for Lancing College, Fachhochschule Birley"s XI, Oxford University freshman, and an Etceteras team His first recorded appearance was for Lancing College against Brighton College at the Royal Brunswick Ground.
Wollaston made scores of 6 and 12* in the match.
Wollaston made a half-century in a match for Fachhochschule Birley"s XI against South Pelham"s XI, and his last known match was for an Etceteras team against a Perambulators team, in which he scored 9 and 29*, and took one wicket.
