Dick Upex

Dick Upex
Personal information
Full name Dick Upex[1]
Date of birth (1892-06-26)26 June 1892
Place of birth Peterborough, England
Date of death 22 May 1979(1979-05-22) (aged 86)[2]
Place of death Croydon, England[2]
Playing position Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Great Eastern Locomotive Works
Peterborough City
1912–1916 Croydon Common 22 (11)
1916–1917 Clapton Orient
1919 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1919–1920 Southend United 17 (6)
1920–1921 Charlton Athletic 19 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Dick Upex (26 June 1892 – 22 May 1979) was an English professional football inside left who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic.[1] He also played Southern League football for Croydon Common and Southend United.[2]

Personal life

Upex fought as a private with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War and saw action at Vimy Ridge, Loos, Cambrai and Lens.[2][3] He also served in the Labour Corps.[3]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Croydon Common 1912–13[2] Southern League Second Division 13 8 5 3 18 11
1913–14[2] 3 1 0 0 3 1
1914–15[2] Southern League First Division 6 2 1 0 7 2
Total 22 11 6 3 28 14
Southend United 1919–20[2] Southern League First Division 17 6 0 0 17 6
Charlton Athletic 1920–21[2] Southern League English Section 16 6 5 4 21 10
1921–22[2] Third Division South 3 0 0 0 3 0
Total 19 6 5 4 24 10
Career total 58 23 11 7 69 30

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Croydon Common FC – Biographies – Dick Upex" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 "Medal Index Cards Transcription". search.livesofthefirstworldwar.org. Retrieved 25 December 2015.


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