Arthur Savage

A. H. Savage was an English amateur footballer. He made one appearance for England in 1876 as a goalkeeper, and also played for the original Crystal Palace club. His identity is not definitively known; most football researchers now identify him as Arthur Henry Patrick Savage (18 October 1850 – 15 August 1905), but there are other contenders. Identity Football historians have always had difficulty identifying the precise name and details of A.H. Savage who played for the original Crystal Palace club and played for England against Scotland in the fifth international between the countries in March 1876. The three main contenders are: Alfred Henry Savage, born in Reading in 1854; Arthur Harold Savage, of the English & Oriental Hotel in Penang, who died in Penang on 4 August 1930; Arthur Henry Patrick Savage, born in Sydney, Australia on 18 October 1850. Even though no contemporary match reports refer to the player as A.H.P. Savage, most researchers now favour the latter.