Larrett Roebuck
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Jump, South Yorkshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 18 October 1914 | ||
| Place of death | Beaucamps-Ligny, France | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1913–1914 | Huddersfield Town | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Larrett Roebuck (March 1889 – 18 October 1914) was an English professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town as a left back.
He was a British Army lance corporal who was killed in action during World War I in 1914. He was the first player from the English Football League to be killed in the First World War.[1]
References
- ↑ "First League player killed in the First World War". When Saturday Comes. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- Profile
- Ian Thomas & others (2007). 99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History. Huddersfield Town Football Club. ISBN 0-9557281-0-X.
- Biography by The Western Front Association