Julius Gregory (footballer)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Julius Gregory[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 July 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Romiley, England | ||
Date of death | 20 July 1916[2] | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Somme, France[2] | ||
Position(s) | Full back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Unsworth | |||
1902–1905 | Bury | 14 | (0) |
1905–1906 | Manchester City | 3 | (0) |
1906–1908 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 64 | (1) |
1908–1909 | Luton Town | 26 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Julius Gregory (4 July 1881 – 20 July 1916) was an English professional football full back who played in the Football League for Bury and Manchester City.[1]
Personal life
Gregory attended Manchester Grammar School.[3] He served as a private in the Royal Fusiliers during the First World War and died at High Wood on the Western Front on 20 July 1916.[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
References
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 118. ISBN 190589161X.
- ^ a b c "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Julius Gregory - The Manchester Grammar School and the First World War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Julius Gregory | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
Categories:
- 1881 births
- 1916 deaths
- People from Romiley
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Association football fullbacks
- Bury F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Fusiliers soldiers
- British military personnel killed at the Battle of the Somme
- Southern Football League players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Luton Town F.C. players
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs