George Lake (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||
| Playing position | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1913–1915 | Chelsea | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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
- 1 2 3 4 "George Lake - Chelsea FC and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- 1 2 3 Brennan, Stuart (2014-11-17). "Man City legend Lake stunned to discover First World War link". Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- 1 2 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
- ↑ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 167. ISBN 190589161X.