Fred Lessons
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Frederick Lessons[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 September 1918 (aged 35)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France[2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Nottingham Jardines Athletic | |||
| 1904–1907 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | (8) |
| 1907–1915 | Northampton Town | 249 | (79) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1913–1918 | Northampton Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
George Frederick "Fred" Lessons (30 August 1883 – 7 September 1918) was an English professional football centre forward who made nearly 250 appearances in the Southern League for Northampton Town.[3] He also managed the club and earlier in his career played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[1][4]
Personal life
Lessons served as a lance corporal in the Northamptonshire Regiment during the First World War and was killed on the Western Front on 7 September 1918, just over two months before the armistice.[2] He is buried in Éterpigny British Cemetery.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 173. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ↑ "Club records". www.ntfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ↑ "League Managers Association – Fred Lessons". www.leaguemanagers.com. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
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