Bill Pepper

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

William George Pepper (1895 – 25 October 1918) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leicester Fosse as a goalkeeper.

Personal life

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

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 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Gillingham 1913–14 Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 229. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Leicester Fosse & The First World War: William Pepper". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  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. ↑ "Bill Pepper". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 26 May 2017.