Bill Pepper

William George Pepper (1895 – 25 October 1918) was an English professional football goalkeeper who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse.[1]

Bill Pepper
Personal information
Full name William George Pepper[1]
Date of birth 1895
Place of birth Faversham, England
Date of death 25 October 1918 (aged 22–23)[2]
Place of death north of Baghdad, Ottoman Iraq
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sheppey United
1913 Leicester Fosse 1 (0)
1913 Gillingham 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Pepper enlisted in the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) during the First World War.[3] He spent time with the regiment in India before being deployed to the Middle Eastern theatre in December 1917.[3] Pepper was serving as an acting lance corporal when he was killed in Iraq during the Battle of Sharqat on 25 October 1918.[3][4] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester Fosse 1912–13[5] Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Gillingham 1913–14[6] Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 229. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part 19". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. "William George Pepper | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. "Bill Pepper | Leicester City career stats – FoxesHistory". Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  6. "Gillingham FC Career Details". Retrieved 26 May 2017.


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