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Horace Gager
Personal information
Full name Horace Edwin Gager[1]
Date of birth 25 January 1917
Place of birth West Ham, England[1]
Date of death March 1984 (aged 67)[2]
Place of death Bingham, England
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Vauxhall Motors (Luton)
1937–1947 Luton Town 59 (2)
Glentoran
1947–1955 Nottingham Forest 258 (11)
International career
Irish League XI 2
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horace Edwin Gager (25 January 1917 – March 1984) was an English professional football centre half who made over 250 appearances in the Football League for Nottingham Forest and captained the club.[1][3] He also played for Luton Town and represented the Irish League XI.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1947–48[4] Second Division 12 1 0 0 12 1
1948–49[4] 43 0 2 0 45 0
1949–50[4] Third Division South 37 1 2 0 39 1
1950–51[4] 48 2 2 0 50 2
1951–52[4] Second Division 39 0 1 0 40 0
1952–53[4] 43 1 2 0 45 1
1953–54[4] 42 6 1 0 43 6
1954–55[4] 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 269 11 11 0 280 11

References

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 105. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ^ a b "Horace Gager". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  3. ^ Wright, Don (15 October 2016). Clough and Walker: Forest's Greatest Managers. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 9781445659725.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "The City Ground". www.thecityground.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.