Larry Gage

Laurence Albert Gage (10 September 1922 – May 1996) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Gillingham, Fulham and Aldershot as a goalkeeper.[1][2][3][4] He also played in Canada for Toronto Ulster United.[5][6]

Larry Gage
Personal information
Full name Laurence Albert Gage[1]
Date of birth 10 September 1922
Place of birth Walthamstow, England
Date of death May 1996 (1996-06) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death Norwich, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1939 Walthamstow Avenue
1939–1946 Fulham 0 (0)
1946Hereford United guest) 0 (0)
1946–1947 Aldershot 3 (0)
1947–1948 Toronto Ulster United
1948–1950 Fulham 3 (0)
1950–1951 Gillingham 40 (0)
1951–1953 Bedford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Gage served as a paratrooper during the Second World War.[5] After he retired from football, he became a publican in Colchester.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hereford United (guest) 1945–46[7] Southern League 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 1 0
Fulham 1948–49[8] Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Gillingham 1950–51[9] Third Division South 40 0 4 0 44 0
Career total 43 0 4 0 1 0 48 0
  1. Appearance in Southern League Cup

References

  1. "Larry Gage". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  3. Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 171. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.
  4. "Best Years Players F-H". Bedfordoldeagles. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 46–47. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. "Redhanders get Larry Gage to fill goal job". Toronto Daily Star. 20 April 1948. p. 12.
  7. "Gage, Larry". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. "Albert Gage". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. "Larry Gage". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 21 July 2020.


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