Cotton, William
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1866 |
347 |
1902 | (130) | 4 |
| 1867 |
334 |
1899 | (129) | 2 |
| 1868 |
354 |
1894 | (133) | 0 |
| 1869 |
364 |
1888 | (137) | 0 |
| 1870 |
404 |
1882 | (140) | 0 |
| 1871 |
438 |
1876 | (143) | 0 |
| 1872 |
458 |
1870 | (145) | 0 |
| 1873 |
479 |
1865 | (148) | 0 |
| 1874 |
523 |
1859 | (150) | 0 |
| 1875 |
562 |
1853 | (152) | 0 |
| 1876 |
538 |
1847 | (154) | 0 |
| 1877 |
507 |
1841 | (156) | 0 |
| 1878 |
507 |
1836 | (158) | 0 |
| 1879 |
513 |
1830 | (159) | 0 |
| 1880 |
553 |
1824 | (161) | 0 |
| 1881 |
626 |
1818 | (162) | 0 |
| 1882 |
686 |
1812 | (164) | 0 |
| 1883 |
755 |
1807 | (165) | 0 |
| 1884 |
845 |
1801 | (166) | 0 |
| 1885 |
800 |
1795 | (167) | 0 |
| 1886 |
796 |
1789 | (168) | 0 |
| 1887 |
760 |
1783 | (169) | 0 |
| 1888 |
769 |
1778 | (170) | 0 |
| 1889 |
753 |
1772 | (171) | 0 |
| 1890 |
807 |
1766 | (171) | 0 |
| 1891 |
808 |
1760 | (172) | 0 |
| 1892 |
851 |
1754 | (173) | 0 |
| 1893 |
877 |
1749 | (173) | 0 |
| 1894 |
906 |
1743 | (173) | 0 |
| 1895 |
922 |
1737 | (174) | 0 |
| 1896 |
920 |
1731 | (174) | 1 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Cotton, William C. |
| Born: |
| Died: |
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| Notes: |
| The Chess Player's Chronicle of May 1848 (p.148) mentions a player named 'Coton' of Halifax, Yorkshire? |
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| References |
| Books |
| NDCA, Northumberland and Durham Chess Association Meeting, page 3, 4 |
| Whyld, English Tournaments, page 14 |
| Periodicals |
| [CW], vol. 2, no. 1, Mar. 1866, page 22 |
| [CW], vol. 2, no. 10, Dec. 1866, page 316 |
| [CW], vol. 3, no. 1, Mar. 1867, page 15, 29 |
| [CW], vol. 3, no. 2, Apr. 1867, page 63 |
| [CW], vol. 4, no. 1, Apr. 1868, page 32 |
| [CW], vol. 4, no. 2, May 1868, page 64 |
| [Era], vol. 29, no. 1489, 7 Apr. 1867, page 6 |
| [Era], vol. 29, no. 1493, 5 May 1867, page 6 |
| [ILN], vol. 48, no. 1365, 14 Apr. 1866, page 371 |
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Tournament data
| North Shields 1866 |
Newcastle - Tynemouth Club Match |
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Cotton, W.C. - Turnbull, J.G. |
1 - 0 |
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| Newcastle 1866 (1) |
Newcastle - Tynemouth Club Match |
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Cotton, W.C. - Dickinson, H.D. |
1 - 0 |
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| Newcastle 1866 (4) |
1st Northumberland and Durham Chess Association Tournament B2 |
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Cotton, W.C. - Semple, T. |
1 - 0 |
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Cotton, W.C. - Taylor, G.H. (1) |
0 - 1 |
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| North Shields 1867 (1) |
Newcastle and Gateshead - Tynemouth and South Shields Club Match |
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Cotton, W.C. - Stokoe, T.Y. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Newcastle 1867 |
Newcastle - Tynemouth and South Shields Club Match |
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Cotton, W.C. - Charleton, J. |
0 - 1 |
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| South Shields 1868 (3) |
Northumberland and Durham Chess Association - Tournament C |
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Cotton, W.C. - Edmundson, C. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1896 (3) |
North of the Thames - South of the Thames Match |
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Cotton, W.C. - Sergeant, P.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| Player information updated: 21 Sept. 2017 |
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