George Legge (footballer)

George Legge (12 July 1886 – 25 September 1915) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a forward.[3]

George Legge
Personal information
Date of birth 12 July 1886[1]
Place of birth Shettleston, Scotland
Date of death 25 September 1915(1915-09-25) (aged 29)[2]
Place of death Auchy-lez-La-Bassée, France
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1914 Queen's Park 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

As of 1911, Legge was working as a teacher at Skerry's College.[1] Soon after the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914, Legge enlisted as a private in the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders.[4] He was killed in action on 29 September 1915, in an advance on Auchy-lez-La-Bassée during the early stages of the Battle of Loos.[5] He is commemorated on the Loos Memorial.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1910–11[3] Scottish First Division 2 0 0 0 2 0
Career total 2 0 0 0 2 0

References
  1. McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017 – Appendix 3" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. "Legge, G." QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  4. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. "Queen's Park Football Club and the Great War 1914–1918" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 15 May 2018.


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