▁of ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁Benjamin ▁Ward . ▁ ▁Sp ils bury ▁was ▁an ▁all - round ▁ath lete ▁at ▁Ross all ▁School ▁and ▁later ▁Re pton ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁football , ▁cr icket ▁and ▁athlet ics . ▁At ▁Re pton ▁he ▁was ▁school ▁champion ▁ 4 ▁times ▁in ▁long ▁jump , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁he ▁broke ▁the ▁school ▁record . ▁ ▁He ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Jesus ▁College ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁and ▁he ▁played ▁football ▁for ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁In ▁his ▁last ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁university , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁international ▁team ▁against ▁Ireland ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 1 8 8 5 . ▁Sp ils bury ▁played ▁three ▁games ▁for ▁England , ▁and ▁scored ▁five ▁goals . ▁ ▁His ▁biggest ▁game ▁for ▁England ▁came ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁scored ▁four ▁of ▁England ' s ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁ 6 – 1 ▁win ▁over ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Derby ▁County ▁F . C . ▁After ▁representing ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁and ▁his ▁country , ▁he ▁played ▁games ▁for ▁Derby ▁County ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁remembered ▁for ▁scoring ▁the ▁first ▁recorded ▁Derby ▁goal ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁In ▁total ▁he ▁played ▁eight ▁FA ▁cup ▁games , ▁scoring ▁seven ▁FA ▁cup ▁goals . ▁He ▁also