1 | Sun Jan 13 1889 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | William Cropper | England | England | 26 | Staveley | Ruptured bowel in a match against Grimsby Town led to death the next day. | | | | | |
2 | Mon Jan 11 1892 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | James Dunlop | Scotland | Scotland | 21 | St Mirren | Tetanus from fall on piece of glass in a friendly game against Abercorn led to death ten days later. | | | | | |
3 | Sun Nov 12 1893 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | John Henry Morris | England | England | 26 | Shrewsbury Town | Internal haemorrhage following a bad tackle in a bad tempered match. A verdict of accidental death was returned. | | | | | |
4 | Thu Nov 23 1893 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | Walter Bannister | England | England | 24 | Chesterfield Town | Rupture of the kidney from a tackle in game against Derby Junction; he died almost three weeks later. | | | | | |
5 | Sat Mar 28 1896 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | Teddy Smith | England | England | 27 | Bedminster | Suffered severe concussion following a clash of heads in the Gloucestershire Cup semi-final against Eastville Rovers. He continued playing initially, but was eventually forced to leave the game and died from his injury the next morning. | | | | | |
6 | Mon May 25 1896 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | James Logan | Scotland | England | 25 | Loughborough F.C. | Pneumonia while playing. | | | | | |
7 | Sun Nov 29 1896 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | Joe Powell | England | England | 25 | Woolwich Arsenal | Blood poisoning and tetanus after breaking his arm in game against Kettering Town in . | | | | | |
8 | Mon Jan 01 1900 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | James Collins | England | England | | Sheppey United | Tetanus caused by on-field injury. | | | | | |
9 | Wed Aug 27 1902 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | Di Jones | Wales | England | 35 | Manchester City | Gashed knee turned septic leading to death. | | | | | |
10 | Sat Oct 27 1906 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | David "Soldier" Wilson | England | England | 23 | Leeds City | Heart attack while playing against Burnley, probably from heavy smoking. He attempted to return to the field of play even when in great pain. | 1 | | | | |