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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Laurence Albert Gage[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Walthamstow, England | ||
| Date of death | May 1996 (aged 73)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Norwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1939 | Walthamstow Avenue | ||
| 1939–1946 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 1946 | → Hereford 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 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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
| 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 | ||
- Appearance in Southern League Cup
References
- "Larry Gage". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 171. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.
- "Best Years Players F-H". Bedfordoldeagles. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 46–47. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- "Redhanders get Larry Gage to fill goal job". Toronto Daily Star. 20 April 1948. p. 12.
- "Gage, Larry". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "Albert Gage". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- "Larry Gage". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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