International Players
Several Old Etonians players were capped for England, either while with the club or subsequently.
The following eight scholars played for England whilst with the club (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Old Etonians F.C.):
- Rupert Anderson (1 cap)
- Lindsay Bury (1 cap)
- Edward Christian (1 cap)
- Arthur Dunn (2 caps)
- Harry Goodhart (3 caps)
- Robert Cunliffe Gosling (5 caps)
- John Hawtrey (2 caps)
- Herbert Whitfeld (1 cap)
Anderson, Bury and Whitfeld made their only appearances together, on 18 January 1879 against Wales. Whitfeld scored in a 2-1 victory.
Other Old Etonians who later played for England include:
- Alexander Bonsor
- Percy de Paravicini
- Alfred Lyttelton
- Reginald Macaulay
- Cuthbert Ottaway
- John Frederick Peel Rawlinson
- Thomas Clough OE
Club founder Lord Kinnaird made one appearance for Scotland in 1873, the second ever international match.
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