Gerard Powys Dewhurst

Gerard Powys Dewhurst, who was on the books of amateur sides; Corinthians and the Liverpool Ramblers, at the time, offered his services to Liverpool for one game against Crewe Alexandra on 24 March 1894. The Corinthians initially only played friendly matches, although later they did compete for the Sheriff of London Charity Shield, as they were charity matches, and after World War I entered the FA Cup. The Corinthians toured the world and the Brazilian Corinthians Paulista were so named in their honour. Dewhurst had also featured for the team at Cambridge University where he studied. Dewhurst made a total of 32 appearances for the Corinthians and scored 18 goals. He earned one England cap against Wales on 18 March 1895. Dewhurst was given permission to feature for Liverpool and it was reported that he didn't think it was beneath his dignity "to dress along with professionals. Others we could mention might learn a lesson of honesty of purpose from the Cambridge amateur." According to the Liverpool Echo the appearance of Dewhurst, was an "event eagerly looked forward to." Liverpool beat Crewe 2-0 and guaranteed the second division Championship with four games to go. 

Dewhurst joined his family cotton trading firm, Geo. & R. Dewhurst Ltd., becoming Chairman and Managing Director. He was also Chairman of the Vulcan Insurance Company of Manchester and later became Chairman of Williams Deacon's Bank and a director of The Royal Bank of Scotland. Dewhurst greatly benefited from the cotton trade and lived in a house with 33 rooms. A 1911 census reveals he lived there with his wife, two sons, two nieces and ten servants! A passenger steam engine was even named after him in 1920 as he was a Great Central Railway director.