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Louis
Page |
Burnley FC
7 appearances, 1 goal
P 7 W 4 D
1 L 2 F 26: A 11
64% successful
1927
captain: none
minutes played: 630 |
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Timeline |
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Louis Antonio Page |
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Birth |
27 March 1899 in
Bootle cum Linacre, Liverpool, Lancashire
[registered as Louis Antonia, in West Derby, June 1899].
During his playing days, he lived in Litherland. |
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According to the 1901
census. Louis is the youngest of six children to Calcutta-born Robert
William and Jane (née Galvin), living at 15 Kent Street in Bootle
cum Linacre. His father was a crane driver at the local docks. |
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According to the 1911
census, Louis is one of three children, all sons, still living at home
with their parents at 34 Pelops Street in Bootle. Astonishingly, the
census reveals that Robert and Jane had ten children, five had died after
birth. |
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Marriage |
to Lily
Tinsley
[registered in West Derby & Toxteth Park, March 1920]. They had six children, Lilian
(b&d.1920), Louis (b.28 October 1921), Philimenia (b.5 June 1925), Mary (b&d.1928),
Derek A. (b.1931) and Terence (b.1942). |
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According to the
1921 census, Louis is now a professional footballer (for Stoke FC) and is
now also married, to Lily. They live with his parents at 25 Celia Street
in Kirkdale. |
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According to the 1939 register, Louis is missing from the census, however,
his wife, Lily, a housewife, is at home at 27 Dove Road in the Orrell Park
area of Liverpool, along with three of their children. |
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Death |
11 October 1959
at 53 Parkhill Road in Prenton, Birkenhead,
Cheshire, aged 60 years 198 days
[registered in Birkenhead, December 1959]. |
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Funeral |
14 October 1959
at Ford Cemetery, Sterrix Lane, Ford. |
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Probate |
"PAGE Louis Antonio
of
53 Parkhill Road
Birkenhead
died 11 October
1959 Probate Liverpool
12 November to Lily Page widow
£3526 13s. 2d." |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his
career playing with Liverpool City Schools. Playing his junior football
with Sudley FC Juniors and South Liverpool FC, during which he also
assisted Everton FC in the Lancashire League. On 13 May 1919, Stoke FC beat
Liverpool FC and Everton FC, as well as two Scottish clubs, to sign Page.
Then, after refusing to re-sign with Stoke, and being granted a 'free
transfer' by the Football League, on 30 June 1922 after 21 Second
Division appearances and a single goal,
Northampton Town FC signed him. Despite an attempt from Leicester City FC
to sign Page in October 1924, he completed 122 Third Division
South appearances and 24 goals. After Northampton placed Page on
the 'transfer list' for financial reasons, Liverpool FC made attempts to
sign him, but he joined Burnley FC on 1 May 1925 for a new record transfer
fee received and a
new manager, Burnley's Jack Tresadern becoming the Cobblers' manager, as
part-payment. He made 248 league appearances, in which he scored
111 goals, Manchester
United FC then signed Page on 16 March 1932, making just twelve
Second Division appearances, then he signed for Port Vale FC on 12 October 1932.
Having scored twice in eighteen Second Division outings, Page
joined Yeovil & Petters United FC as their player-manager on 8 July 1933,
hanging up his boots in 1935. |
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Club honours |
Football League Division Two
runners-up 1921-22; Southern League West winners
1934-35; Western League winners 1934-35;
Somerset Professional Cup winners 1934-35; |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (one appearance) |
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Distinctions |
One of four
footballing brothers, Tom (St. Mirren FC),
John (Everton FC) and William (Northampton Town FC |
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Height/Weight |
5'
8½", 12st.
0lbs [1922]. 5'
8", 11st.
1lbs [1925]. 5'
7½", 11st.
9lbs [1927]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s) |
Cut his managership teeth as player-manager of Yeovil & Petters United FC
on 8 July 1933. After leaving Yeovil, Page was shortlisted as the new
Tranmere Rovers FC manager,
Jack Carr
getting the job, so Page become manager at Newport County FC on 7 June
1935 until he was suspended on 8 September 1937, and sacked the following
day (early in 1938, Page was awarded damages by Newport for wrongful
dismissal). Page coached the Glentoran FC players on 15 December 1938,
being preferred for the post instead of old foe, Jock Hutton. This despite
Page already agreeing to coach Letchworth FC. However, during the war, he
was in charge of Liverpool Combination side, Carlton FC. Then from 18 July
1945, he was the new manager
at Swindon Town FC. He remained for eight years, until 31 May 1953, when
his contract expired. Swindon wanted to employ a
player-manager. He was notified on 14 March. Page then became manager at Chester FC on 22 June 1953
until 28 June 1956, again, when his contract expired. He was notified on
16 March. Afterwhich he became a scout for Leicester City FC. |
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Club honours |
Southern League West winners 1934-35; Western League
winners 1934-35; Somerset Professional Cup winners
1934-35; |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One
of five who became 512th
player (516) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Outside-left |
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First match |
No. 152, 12 February 1927,
Wales
3
England 3,
a British Championship match at
The Racecourse, Mold Road, Wrexham, aged 27 years
322 days. |
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Last match |
No. 158, 28 November 1927,
England 1 Wales 2, a British Championship match at Turf Moor, Brunshaw Bottom, Burnley, aged
28 years 246 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1926-27, 1927-28; |
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Team honours |
British Championship shared 1926-27; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died fifteen
days after Jack Tresadern |
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Beyond England |
|
No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.189. |
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Louis Page - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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7 |
7 |
4 |
630 |
1 |
630 min |
0 |
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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Louis Page
- Match Record - All Matches |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
Home |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Away |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
25 |
9 |
+16 |
1 |
1 |
4.167 |
1.50 |
75.0 |
+3 |
| All |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
11 |
+15 |
1 |
1 |
3.714 |
1.571 |
64.3 |
+2 |
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Louis Page
- Match Record - By Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
British Championship |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
42.9 |
-1 |
| Friendly |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
3 |
+17 |
0 |
1 |
6.667 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+3 |
| All |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
26 |
11 |
+15 |
1 |
1 |
3.714 |
1.571 |
64.3 |
+2 |
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Louis Page
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1926-27 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2.50 |
1.50 |
75.0 |
+1 |
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BC 1927-28 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
-3 |
1 |
0 |
0.50 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-2 |
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BC
All |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
42.9 |
-1 |
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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 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
42.9 |
-1 |
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All |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
42.9 |
-1 |
Louis Page
- Match History
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Club:
Burnley F.C.
- seven full appearances (630 min), 1 goal |
F.A. International Selection Committee - seven full appearances
(630 min)x
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Age 28 |
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2 |
153 |
2 April 1927 - Scotland 1 England 2,
Hampden Park,
Glasgow |
BC |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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3 |
154 |
11 May 1927 -
Belgium
1 England 9,
Stade DC Bruxelles,
Bruxelles |
tour |
AW |
Start
 63 |
ol |
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4 |
155 |
21 May 1927 -
Luxembourg
2 England 5,
Stade de la Frontière,
Esch-sur-Alzette |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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5 |
156 |
26 May 1927 -
France
0 England 6,
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Paris |
AW |
Start |
ol |
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6 |
157 |
22 October 1927 - Ireland 2
England 0, Windsor Park, Belfast |
BC |
AL |
Start |
ol |
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7 |
158 |
28 November 1927 - England 1
Wales 2, Turf Moor, Burnley |
HL |
Start |
ol |
Notes
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