Dick Upex
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dick Upex[1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 June 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Peterborough, England | ||
Date of death | 22 May 1979[2] | (aged 86)||
Place of death | Croydon, England[2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Great Eastern Locomotive Works | |||
Peterborough City | |||
1912–1916 | Croydon Common | 22 | (11) |
1916–1917 | Clapton Orient | ||
1919 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
1919–1920 | Southend United | 17 | (6) |
1920–1921 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dick Upex (26 June 1892 – 22 May 1979) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic.[1] He also played Southern League football for Croydon Common and Southend United.[2]
Personal life
Tilley fought as a private with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War and saw action at Vimy Ridge, Loos, Cambrai and Lens.[2][3] He also served in the Labour Corps.[3]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c d http://www.zen139857.zen.co.uk/UPEX_Dick.pdf
- ^ a b "Medal Index Cards Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
Categories:
- 1892 births
- Sportspeople from Peterborough
- 1979 deaths
- English footballers
- Association football inside forwards
- Peterborough & Fletton United F.C. players
- Croydon Common F.C. players
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Royal Pioneer Corps soldiers
- English football forward, 1890s birth stubs