Edith Johnson (tennis)

Edith Johnson
Full nameEmily Frances Godschall Johnson
Born(1874-01-31)31 January 1874
East Molesey, Surrey, UK
Died9 February 1950(1950-02-09) (aged 76)
Cuckfield, West Sussex, UK

Emily Frances Godschall Johnson, better known as Edith Johnson (1874–1950) was an English field hockey, tennis and badminton player. She was the first women's captain of the England hockey team and a runner-up at the 1910 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles.[1][2]

In hockey, Johnson played as a centre half-back and captained teams including Molesey Hockey Club, Surrey, and the South.[3][4] In 1895, she was a founding member of the All England Women's Hockey Association, where she was selected as the captain of the first international England women's hockey team.[5] She captained the England team on at least a dozen occasions including England's first official match against Ireland in 1896.[1]

She was an all-round sportswoman, playing tennis at Wimbledon, where she competed in the singles from 1901 to 1914. In 1910, she reached the All Comers' Final. In addition to tennis and hockey she played badminton for the East Molesey club and played at the All England Open Badminton Championships on several occasions.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Philip Barker: Women's hockey has a history long outdating 40 years of Olympic inclusion". Inside the Games. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ↑ "1910 Draws Archive". Wimbledon.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  3. ↑ White, Eustace E. (1922). The Complete Hockey Player. Methuen. p. 159.
  4. ↑ Lawn Tennis: With which is Incorporated Amateur Sport. 1907.
  5. ↑ Halpin, Joanne (2019). "'Will you walk into our parlour?': The rise of leagues and their impact on the governance of women's hockey in England 1895-1939". PhD Thesis: 42–3.
  6. ↑ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 21 April 1900. Retrieved 20 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Badminton Association Open Tournament". Field. 22 March 1902. Retrieved 24 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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