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English footballer

Fred Wheeler
Personal information
Birth name Frederick William Wheeler
Date of birth January 1888
Place of birth Reading, England
Date of death (aged 30)
Place of death Montello sector, Italy
Position(s) Inside-left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Colne
1910–1911 Southampton 3 (0)
1911 Eastleigh Athletic
1911 Woolston
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Frederick William Wheeler (January 1888 – 2 January 1918) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Southern Football League for Southampton.

Personal life

Wheeler worked as an insurance agent. He served as a sapper in the Royal Engineers during the First World War and was involved in the Italian campaign, being killed in the Montello sector on 2 January 1918. He is buried at Giavera British Cemetery, Arcade.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 1910–11 Southern League First Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Fred Wheeler". SaintsPlayers. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. McMullen, Iain. "Frederick William Wheeler | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. "Casualty Details: Frederick William Wheeler". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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