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Eddie
Latheron |
 Blackburn Rovers FC
2 appearances, 1 debut goal
P 2 W 1 D
0 L 1 F 4: A 6
50% successful
1913-14
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Gunner
Edwin Gladstone Latheron |
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Born |
early (before April)
1887 in (possibly 4 Railway Cottages), Carlin
How, North Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Guisborough, June 1887].
Certainly not 22 December 1887! |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891
census, the four year old Edwin is the seventh of eight children to John
Summerson and Martha Ann (née Brampton). His father is a signalman and they all live at
93 North Ormesby Road in Middlesbrough. |
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According to the 1901
census, Edwin has another brother, and is one of five children that live
with their signalman father at 51 Haddon Street, Middlesbrough. Edwin is
an errand boy. |
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According to the 1911
census, Edwin is boarding with his new wife of one year, Bertha, with his
mother-in-law, Emma Livesey. They live at 14 Selous Street in Blackburn.
He is stated as being a Professional Footballer. |
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Married: to
Bertha Livesey, at St Mark's Church, Witton
[registered in Blackburn, Lancashire, September 1910]. One son,
Walter. |
Killed in
Action on 14 October 1917, aged
30 years unknown days
[registration not found], in the Battle of
Passchendaele, West Flanders, one of 13,000 Allied casualties. Buried in a
military cemetery at Vlamertinghe in Belgium.
Edwin was stated as living at the Cemetery Hotel in
Whalley New Road in Blackburn, he left £976 1s. 6d. to his widowed wife,
Bertha. |
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Height/Weight: 5'
5", 10st.
8lbs [1907]. |
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Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his career with South Bank Corinthians FC before joining
neighbouring club Grangetown Athletic FC, he joined Blackburn Rovers FC in
March 1906 for a £25 fee after playing in an FA Amateur
Cup match. He played in 258 league matches, scoring 94 times.
He guested for Blackpool FC during the war. |
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Club honours |
Football League Champions 1911-12, 1913-14;
FA Charity Shield winners 1912; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of seven who became the 368th
players (373)
to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-left |
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First match |
No. 115, 17 March 1913, England 4 Wales 3, a
British Championship match at Ayresome Park, Linthorpe, Middlesbrough, aged 25/26 years
nk days.
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Last match |
No. 117, 14 February 1914, England 0 Ireland
3, a British Championship match at Ashton Gate, Ashton Vale, Bedminster, Bristol, aged 26/27 years
nk days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1912-13, 1913-14; |
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Team honours |
British Championship winners 1912-13; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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England Tragedy |
"Mr. Middleton, secretary of the Blackburn Rovers
F.C., recived news to-day that Gunner Edwin Latheron, of the R.F.A., was
killed on Sunday, the 14th inst. Latheron played inside-right for the
Rovers for many seasons. He leaves a widow and a son. McGhie, another of
the Rovers' players serving in the same battalion, sends the information
in a letter in which he says:
" 'It seems that a shell dropped close by
our dugout and the splinters passed through the opening, killing both
Eddie and another gunner. I have lost my best friend. He was a happy,
strong, and tremendous worker and a very fine soldier. If anybody has done
his bit in this war it has been Eddie. He was extremely popular in the
battalion, and everybody is sincerely sorry.' " - The
Lancashire Daily Post, Tuesday, 23 October 1917. |
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Beyond England |
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He remained with Rovers until his death in 1917, whilst serving with the
Royal Field Artillery. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.154. |
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Eddie Latheron - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
1 |
180
min |
1 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Eddie Latheron
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home
-
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Eddie Latheron
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1912-13 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
3.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1913-14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
Notes
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