Bill Pepper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William George Pepper[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Faversham, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 October 1918 (aged 22–23)[2] | ||
| Place of death | north of Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Sheppey United | |||
| 1913 | Leicester Fosse | 1 | (0) |
| 1913 | Gillingham | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William George Pepper (1895 – 25 October 1918) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse as a goalkeeper.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Pepper enlisted in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) during the First World War.[3] He spent time with the regiment in India before being deployed to the Middle Eastern theatre in December 1917.[3] Pepper was serving as an acting lance corporal when he was killed in Iraq during the Battle of Sharqat on 25 October 1918.[3][4] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester Fosse | 1912–13[5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gillingham | 1913–14[6] | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 229. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ a b c "Leicester Fosse & The First World War: William Pepper". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "William George Pepper | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Bill Pepper | Leicester City career stats". FoxesHistory. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
- ^ "Bill Pepper". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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