George Legge (footballer)

George Legge (12 July 1886 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a forward.[3]

George Legge
Personal information
Date of birth 12 July 1886[1]
Place of birth Shettleston, Scotland
Date of death 25 September 1915(1915-09-25) (aged 29)[2]
Place of death Auchy-lez-La-Bassée, France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1914 Queen's Park 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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As of 1911, Legge was working as a teacher at Skerry's College.[1] Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Legge enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.[4] He was killed in action on 29 September 1915, in an advance on Auchy-lez-La-Bassée during the early stages of the Battle of Loos.[5] He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1910–11[3] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

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  1. ^ a b McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Legge, G." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. ^ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Queen's Park Football Club and the Great War 1914–1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 15 May 2018.