Edward Charles Bambridge (30 July 1858 – 8 November 1935) was an English footballer who made eighteen appearances as a left winger for England between 1879 and 1887, being appointed captain twice.
With less than ten minutes remaining, the Scots scored what they thought was the winning goal but the referee disallowed it as offside.
He was appointed captain for the first match between England and Ireland played at Bloomfield, Belfast on 18 February 1882.
The other goal scorers included Aston Villa forwards Howard Vaughton who scored five and Arthur Brown with four.
[7] In the match against Wales on 13 March 1882, Bambridge left the field after only three minutes because of injury, and England played on with ten men, losing 5–3 with two late goals for the Welsh.
He held the overall England goalscoring record, either jointly or alone, from his debut against Scotland in 1879 until his final tally of 11 was overhauled by Tinsley Lindley in 1890.
The 13–0 routing of Ireland on 18 February 1882, when Bambridge was captain, is England's highest ever winning margin.
In this match, three Old Malvernians were present, including Bambridge; the others being Doctor Greenwood and Fred Hargreaves.