George Lake (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Andrew Lake[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Eastham, England | ||
Date of death | 6 November 1918 (aged 29)[2] | ||
Place of death | Nord, France[3] | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1913 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
1913–1915 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Andrew Lake (1889 – 6 November 1918) was an English professional football left half who made one appearance in the Football League for Chelsea.[4]
Personal life
In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Lake enlisted as a private in the 66th (2nd East Lancashire) Divisional Cyclist Company.[1] He was later transferred to the Royal Hampshire Regiment for service overseas.[1] Lake died of wounds on 6 November 1918, five days before the armistice, two days after his battalion's attempt to cross the Sambre–Oise Canal near Frasnoy, France.[1] He was buried in Frasnoy Communal Cemetery.[3] Lake was the final English footballer to die in the war.[2] His great-nephew, Paul, would also become a footballer.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "George Lake - Chelsea FC and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ a b c Brennan, Stuart (17 November 2014). "Man City legend Lake stunned to discover First World War link". Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ a b "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 167. ISBN 190589161X.
Categories:
- 1889 births
- 1918 deaths
- People from Eastham, Merseyside
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football wing halves
- British Army soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Army Cyclist Corps soldiers
- British military personnel killed in World War I
- Royal Hampshire Regiment soldiers
- Chelsea F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs