Fred Lessons | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
30 August 1883 Stockport, England |
| Died |
7 September 1918 (aged 35)[1] Pas-de-Calais, France[1] |
George Frederick Lessons (30 August 1883 – 7 September 1918), sometimes known as Frank Lessons, 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.[2][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.[1] He is buried in Éterpigny British Cemetery.[1]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1904–05[5] | First Division | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| 1905–06[5] | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | ||
| 1906–07[5] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 8 | ||
Honours[]
Northampton Town
- Southern League First Division: 1908–09[6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/250818/LESSONS,%20GEORGE%20FREDERICK. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 173. ISBN 190589161X.
- ↑ "Club records". http://www.ntfc.co.uk/club/club_records/. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ "League Managers Association – Fred Lessons". http://www.leaguemanagers.com/managers/fred-lessons/. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The City Ground". http://www.thecityground.com/player.php?player_name=Frank%20Lessons.
- ↑ "Lessons Fred Image 1 Northampton Town 1908" (in en-GB). http://vintagefootballers.com/product/lessons-fred-image-1-northampton-1908/. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
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