| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William George Pepper | ||
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Faversham, England | ||
| Date of death | 25 October 1918 (aged 22–23) | ||
| 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.
Personal life
Pepper enlisted in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) during the First World War. He spent time with the regiment in India before being deployed to the Middle Eastern theatre in December 1917. Pepper was serving as an acting lance corporal when he was killed in Iraq during the Battle of Sharqat on 25 October 1918. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester Fosse | 1912–13 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gillingham | 1913–14 | Southern League First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 229. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "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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