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This blue commemorative plaque records: John Cuthbert Ottaway 1850-1878 lived in Camden Crescent as a boy. First Captain of an England Soccer Team in an International 30 November 1872 Recorded plaque organisation: Dover Society.
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Cuthbert Ottaway was the first captain of the England national football team, leading them in their inaugural international match against Scotland in 1872, marking an important early moment in the history of organized soccer.
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