THE HISTORY OF WIMBLEDON FOOTBALL CLUB

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Full Name:
Reginald John Lawry Newcombe Canham
Date of Birth:
24 July 1887
Place of Birth:
Bere Alston, Devon
Date of Death:
10 April 1972
Place of Death:
Mevagissey, Cornwall
Johnny Canham
(1904/05 - 1919/20)
Canham made his debut for the third team in 1903/04 and progressed to the reserves and representative honours for the Wimbledon & District League before the end of the season.

He made his debut for the first team the following season, the club's first season of senior status (the last season the club played as Wimbledon Old Centrals).

In 1906/07 he also turned out for Woodside in the Wimbledon & District League (alongside several ex-Wimbledon players). He played for the newly named Wimbledon prior to the temporary suspension of play in 1910 and, after a couple of seasons playing alongside future Don George Cannon with Tooting Graveney / Tooting, returned to help reform the club as captain in 1912. Continued to play until the club closed due to the Great War and returned again to help the club restart after the hostilities, playing a handful of games before retiring from the field and joining the committee.
1904/05: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1905/06: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1906/07: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1907/08: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1908/09: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1909/10: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1912/13: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1913/14: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1914/15: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1918/19: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
1919/20: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
- Total: Appearances: 0 - Substitute: 0 - Goals: 0
Genealogical Research:
These are research notes and may not relate to the player. Handle with care!

Reginald John Canham
Born 24/07/1887
Bere Alston, Devon
Born as Reginald John Newcombe

1858 Ancestry December
Mother Susan Ann Newcombe Beer Alston, Devon
1866 Ancestry December
Father Robert Stephen Brisley, Norfolk
1887 Birth c q3 1887
- Reginald John L Newcombe Tavistock
1888 Marriage 24/05/1888 St John the Evengelist, Lambeth

1891 Census
Crooked Billett, Wimbledon
Uncle Robert S Canham 26 Domestic Servant Brisley, Norfork
Aunt Susan A Canham 30 Beer Alston
Mother Bessie Necombe 24 Beer Alston
- Reginald J Newcombe 3 Beer Alston

1901 Census
18 Crooked Billett, Wimbledon
Aunt Susan Ann Canham 42 Cook Bere Alston
- Reginald John Newcombe 13 House Boy Bere Alston

1911 Census
48 High Street, Wimbledon
Aunt Susan Anne Canham 43 Widow Bere Alston
Mother Bessie Newcombe 52 Nurse Bere Alston
- Reginald 23 Accounts Clerk, Telephone Bere Alston

03 Feb 1914
Reginald John Lawry Newcombe Canham
Third class clerk in the london telephone service

1914-1920
Service number 7/543, 19048
Private
East Surrey Regiment, Machine Gun Corps

1921 Census
25, Alexandra Road, Wimbledon
Reginald John Canham Head Male 1887 33 Devon, England Civil Servants General Post Office
144a Queen Victoria Street EC4
Susan Ann Canham Mother Female 1857 64 Devon, England Home Duties -
Mabel Julia Hepburn Visitor Female 1894 57 London, England Clerk S Mart & Co Tld Whiskey & Beandy Sheffield & Wine Merchants

1921 Marriage 10/09/1921 St Mary, Wimbledon
Wife Mabel Julia Hepburn (b 23/04/1894 Islington) (d Mar 1980 St Austell) (school Duncombe Road, Islington, 11/07/1899)
Father Robert Stephen Canham
Fbride Andrew Hepburn
1938 Death
Mother 19/06/1938 Surrey

10 Apr 1972 Death
Residing at 9 Mount Street, Mevagissey
- Jun-72 St Austell, Cornwall
Age 84 (b 24 Jul 1887)
Probate £946