Richard McGough
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Richard McGough[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Carlisle, England | ||
Date of death | 18 April 1917 (aged 24–25)[2] | ||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Carlisle United | |||
1914–1917 | Newcastle United | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Richard McGough (1892 – 18 April 1917) was an English professional football centre half who played in the Football League for Newcastle United.[1][3]
Personal life
McGough served in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War and was an acting bombardier when he died of wounds in France on 18 April 1917.[4] He was buried in Feuchy British Cemetery.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United | 1914–15[5] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 187. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "To The Glory of God". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Richard McGough | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Richard McGough". 11v11.com. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
Categories:
- 1892 births
- 1917 deaths
- Sportspeople from Carlisle, Cumbria
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football midfielders
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Artillery soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs