Fred Cheesmur

Fred Cheesmur
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Harold Cheesmur
Date of birth16 January 1908[1]
Place of birthWandsworth, England
Date of death13 August 1987 (aged 79)[1]
Place of deathFolkestone, England
Playing positionInside forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?-1927Dartford
1927-1928Arsenal0(0)
1928-1929Charlton Athletic0(0)
1929-1930Gillingham[1]55(19)
1930-1934Sheffield United17(2)
1934-1936Southend United31(8)
1936-?Folkestone
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2007.
† Appearances (Goals).

Frederick Harold "Fred" Cheesmur (born Wandsworth, 16 January 1908, died Folkestone, 13 August 1987) was an English professional footballer.

Cheesmur's clubs included Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and Sheffield United. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Merthyr Town on 26 April 1930, he scored six goals, a club record haul for a single match at a professional level which stands to this day.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 14. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. Triggs. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. p. 349.