Charles Ambler

Born in Alverstoke, Hampshire, Ambler began his career at Bostall Rovers before signing as a professional with Royal Arsenal (soon after renamed Woolwich Arsenal) in 1891. He returned to the amateur ranks the following season, which, while nominally being registered as an Arsenal player, enabled him to play for a variety of clubs with no fixed tenure at any of them. In the period of 1891 to 1894, as well as playing in friendlies for Arsenal, he also played for Clapton, Dartford and Luton Town. In October 1894, he was formally transferred to Tottenham Hotspur and made his debut in an FA Cup second qualifying round match against Wolverton on 3 November 1894. Spurs, at that point, were not competing in an organised league, which meant that Ambler could also play elsewhere. In October 1894, Ambler signed Southern League forms with Luton Town, but did not register an appearance before he then signed Football League forms with Woolwich Arsenal the following month. There, he made one Second Division appearance, against Newton Heath on 30 November 1895. Ambler had been selected due to the suspension of first-choice 'keeper Harry Storer. Arsenal lost the match 5–1. With no other league appearances to his name, he left Arsenal in the summer of 1896 and returned to Tottenham Hotspur. Ambler was registered with Spurs from 1896 until 1900. His second spell saw Ambler make 22 Southern League appearances for the club, missing just one match of the 1896–97 season. In total, in both his…