George Legge (footballer)

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 Pas-de-Calais, France
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1914 Queen's Park 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

George Legge (12 July 1886 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Queen's Park.[3][4]

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1910–11[3] Scottish League First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. ↑ 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. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. 1 2 "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Queen's Park Football Club and the Great War 1914–1918" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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