fullname years death_date death_place clubs birth_place caps goals nationalteam position nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date article_title name nationalgoals
john brant brodie 1877 -- 1891 16 february 1925 wolverhampton , england wolverhampton wanderers wightwick , england 42 22 england forward 3 1889 -- 1891 30 august 1862 john brodie -lrb- footballer , born 1862 -rrb-
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john brodie -lrb- footballer , born 1862 -rrb-

john brant brodie -lrb- 30 august 1862 -- 16 february 1925 -rrb- was an english footballer who was a pivotal figure in the formative years of wolverhampton wanderers .
brodie attended st luke 's school in blakenhall , and was a founding figure of the football club that became wolverhampton wanderers .
he played in the club 's first-ever fa cup tie in 1883 , scoring twice in a 4-1 win over long eaton rangers , and first-ever football league match in september 1888 .
he also captained the team in the 1889 fa cup final , where they lost 0-3 to league champions preston north end .
brodie won three england caps , making his debut on 2 march 1889 , when he scored - as captain - in a 6-1 win over ireland at anfield .
his other appearances were against scotland and , again , ireland .
he retired from playing in 1891 due to a knee injury and became headmaster of a wolverhampton school .
he later returned to wolves as a director .
