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Chelsea FC Profile: George Lake

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Full Name: George Andrew Lake

Born: Sunday, 12th May 1889
Place of birth: Eastham, Cheshire, England
Height: 5' 8"
Died: Wednesday, 6th November 1918 (aged 29)
Place of death: Frasnoy, Nord Department, France
Burial: Buried - Frasnoy Communal Cemetery, Frasnoy, Departement du Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France - Plot A. 33.

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1913 to 1918


George was Chelsea's only serving first team player to die in World War One, just days before the Armistice. A member of The Hampshire Regiment and buried in Frasnoy Communal Cemetary. (info courtesy of http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/club-history/WW1.html)

Dob confirmed from school admissions records

Playing Career:


Manchester City
Chelsea (Jul 1913 to Dec 1918) - cost: unknown

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Tuesday, 14th April 1914, West Bromwich Albion 3 - 1 Chelsea

Age on debut: 24 years 11 months 2 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Tuesday, 14th April 1914, West Bromwich Albion 3 - 1 Chelsea

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1913 / 14 100001
Total100001

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
Total000000


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Lake made 1 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League14th Apr 1914West Bromwich Albion31Chelsea16,479 match lost

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1914 / 15 2
Total2

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
Total0


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Lake made 2 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly15th Aug 1914Chelsea10Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly17th Aug 1914Chelsea31Chelseaunknown match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1913 / 14 23
1914 / 15 38
Total61

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1914 / 15 2
Total2


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. George Lake made 61 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League15th Nov 1913Swindon Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League22nd Nov 1913Chelsea40Arsenalunknown match won
Reserve League29th Nov 1913Reading21Chelsea500 match lost
Reserve League6th Dec 1913Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League11th Dec 1913Leicester Fosse00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League20th Dec 1913Chelsea10Gillinghamunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1913Norwich City32Chelsea4,000 match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1913Chelsea21Norwich City5,000 match won
Reserve League27th Dec 1913Chelsea14Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Jan 1914Peterborough City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Jan 1914Chelsea02Fulhamunknown match lost
Reserve League7th Feb 1914Chelsea40Peterborough Cityunknown match won
Reserve League14th Feb 1914Brighton And Hove Albion81Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League19th Feb 1914Chelsea80Northampton Townunknown match won
Reserve League21st Feb 1914Gillingham12Chelsea1,500 match won
Reserve League2nd Mar 1914Chelsea40Watfordunknown match won
Reserve League21st Mar 1914Chelsea42Swindon Townunknown match won
Reserve League30th Mar 1914Chelsea21Leicester Fosse2,000 match won
Reserve League4th Apr 1914Chelsea35Portsmouthunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Apr 1914Clapton Orient32Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League11th Apr 1914West Ham United20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League18th Apr 1914Bristol City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Apr 1914Arsenal11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League1st Sep 1914Chelsea23Bristol City2,000 match lost
Reserve League5th Sep 1914Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspurunknown match drawn
Reserve League7th Sep 1914Chelsea30Cardiff Cityunknown match won
Reserve League26th Sep 1914Southend United14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League1st Oct 1914Chelsea10Watford1,000 match won
Reserve League3rd Oct 1914Chelsea11Queens Park Rangersunknown match drawn
Reserve League8th Oct 1914Norwich City12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League14th Oct 1914Gillingham11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Friendly15th Oct 1914Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspur5,000 match drawn
Reserve League17th Oct 1914Chelsea31Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League24th Oct 1914Croydon Common11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Oct 1914Chelsea21Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League31st Oct 1914Chelsea00Reading4,000 match drawn
Friendly12th Nov 1914Chelsea82Third Battalion Grenadier Guardsunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League21st Nov 1914Arsenal12Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League28th Nov 1914Chelsea20Fulhamunknown match won
Reserve League12th Dec 1914Chelsea50Boscombeunknown match won
Reserve League25th Dec 1914West Ham United31Chelsea4,000 match lost
Reserve League26th Dec 1914Chelsea30West Ham Unitedunknown match won
Reserve League9th Jan 1915Luton Town03Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League23rd Jan 1915Swindon Town13Chelseaunknown match won
Friendly30th Jan 1915Tottenham Hotspur23Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League6th Feb 1915Reading14Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League13th Feb 1915Chelsea40Croydon Commonunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League27th Feb 1915Chelsea01Arsenalunknown match lost
Reserve League3rd Mar 1915Southampton40Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League6th Mar 1915Portsmouth12Chelsea3,000 match won
Reserve League11th Mar 1915Chelsea00Norwich City2,000 match drawn
Reserve League13th Mar 1915Chelsea40Southamptonunknown match won
Reserve League25th Mar 1915Chelsea31Gillinghamunknown match won
Reserve League27th Mar 1915Chelsea100Swindon Townunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Apr 1915Cardiff City02Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League3rd Apr 1915Fulham30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Apr 1915Chelsea02Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Apr 1915Clapton Orient00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League21st Apr 1915Boscombe22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Apr 1915Bristol City30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Apr 1915Chelsea12Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


George died of wounds on 6 November 1918, five days before the armistice, two days after his battalion's attempt to cross the Sambre–Oise Canal near Frasnoy, France.

Link to the CGS Ancestry profile for George Andrew Lake View CGS profile for George Andrew Lake on Ancestry
Link to the findagrave profile for George Andrew Lake View CGS profile for George Andrew Lake on Find-A-Grave
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Chelsea FC Player George Lake

Games Won: 0
Win Percentage: 0%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 1 appearances, George Lake played alongside the following 10 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Wally Bettridge (1)
Billy Bridgeman (1)
Harry Ford (1)
Charlie Freeman (1)
Harold Halse (1)
Jack Harrow (1)
Tommy Logan (1)
James Molyneux (1)
Frederick Taylor (1)
Bob Thomson (1)