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Eddie
Latheron |
 Blackburn Rovers FC
2 caps, 1 goal
P 2 W 1 D
0 L 1 F 4: A 6
50% successful
1913-14
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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image coutesy of cotton town |
Gunner Edwin Gladstone Latheron |
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Full name |
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Born |
early (before April)
1887 in (possibly 4 Railway Cottages), Carlin
How, near Brotton, North Yorkshire [registered in
Guisborough, Yorkshire, 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 onet 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. |
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Killed in
Action on 14 October 1917, aged
30 years unknown days
[registeration not found], in the Battle of
Passchendaele, West Flanders, one of 13,000 Allied casualties. Buried in a
military cemetery at Vlamertinghe in Belgium.
According to the Wills &
Administration Index, 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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Source |
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 against Grangetown in an FA Amateur
Cup side. 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; |
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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 |
373rd
player 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, 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, 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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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
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
1 |
180
min |
1 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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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
Tournaments |
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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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All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
-2 |
1 |
0 |
2.00 |
3.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All
Tournaments |
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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 |
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Eddie Latheron
- Match History |
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Club: Blackburn
Rovers F.C. - 2 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Select
Committee - 2
full capsx
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Age 25/26 |
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1 |
115 |
17 March 1913 - England 4
Wales 3,
Ashton
Gate, Bristol |
BC |
HW |
Start
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il |
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Age 26/27 |
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2 |
117 |
14 February 1914 - England
0 Ireland 3,
Ayresome
Park, Middlesbrough |
BC |
HL |
Start |
il |
Notes
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