Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Frederick Lessons [1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Heaton Norris, England [2] | ||
Date of death | 7 September 1918[3] | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Lawrence | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1903–1904 | Nottingham Jardines Athletic | ||
1904–1907 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | (8) |
1907–1915 | Northampton Town | 234 | (75) |
Total | 265 | (83) | |
Managerial career | |||
1913–1918 | Northampton Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Frederick Lessons (30 August 1883 – 7 September 1918), sometimes known as Frank Lessons, was an English professional footballer who made nearly 250 appearances as a centre forward in the Southern League for Northampton Town. [4] [5] He also managed the club and earlier in his career played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest. [1] [6]
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. [3] He is buried in Éterpigny British Cemetery. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | 1904–05 [7] | First Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
1905–06 [7] | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
1906–07 [7] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 |
Northampton Town
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | George Frederick Lessons [1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Heaton Norris, England [2] | ||
Date of death | 7 September 1918[3] | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France [3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Lawrence | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1903–1904 | Nottingham Jardines Athletic | ||
1904–1907 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | (8) |
1907–1915 | Northampton Town | 234 | (75) |
Total | 265 | (83) | |
Managerial career | |||
1913–1918 | Northampton Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Frederick Lessons (30 August 1883 – 7 September 1918), sometimes known as Frank Lessons, was an English professional footballer who made nearly 250 appearances as a centre forward in the Southern League for Northampton Town. [4] [5] He also managed the club and earlier in his career played in the Football League for Nottingham Forest. [1] [6]
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. [3] He is buried in Éterpigny British Cemetery. [3]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | 1904–05 [7] | First Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
1905–06 [7] | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
1906–07 [7] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Career total | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 |
Northampton Town