Bill Pepper
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William George Pepper[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1895 | ||
Place of birth | Faversham, England | ||
Date of death | 25 October 1918 (aged 22–23)[2] | ||
Place of death | Ottoman Iraq | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Sheppey United | |||
1913 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | (0) |
1913 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William George Pepper (1895 – 25 October 1918) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[1]
Personal life
Pepper enlisted in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) during the First World War.[3] He spent time with the regiment in India before being deployed to the Middle Eastern theatre in December 1917.[3] Pepper was serving as an acting lance corporal when he was killed in Iraq during the Battle of Sharqat on 25 October 1918.[3][4] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Leicester Fosse | 1912–13[5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Gillingham | 1913–14[6] | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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. 229. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 19". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "William George Pepper | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Bill Pepper | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 26 May 2017.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- People from Faversham
- English footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Sheppey United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- British military personnel of World War I
- Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment soldiers
- 1918 deaths
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Gillingham F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- English football goalkeeper stubs