Fred Cheesmur

Fred Cheesmur
Personal information
Full name Frederick Harold Cheesmur
Date of birth 16 January 1908[1]
Place of birth Wandsworth, England
Date of death 13 August 1987(1987-08-13) (aged 79)[1]
Place of death Folkestone, England
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
?-1927 Dartford
1927-1928 Arsenal 0 (0)
1928-1929 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
1929-1930 Gillingham[1] 55 (19)
1930-1934 Sheffield United 17 (2)
1934-1936 Southend United 31 (8)
1936-? Folkestone

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2007.

† Appearances (goals)

Frederick Harold "Fred" Cheesmur (born Wandsworth, 16 January 1908, died Folkestone, 13 August 1987) was an English professional footballer.

Cheesmur's clubs included Charlton Athletic, Gillingham and Sheffield United. While playing for Gillingham in a match against Merthyr Town on 26 April 1930, he scored six goals, a club record haul for a single match at a professional level which stands to this day.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 14. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  2. ↑ Triggs. The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. p. 349.


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