Larry Gage

Larry Gage
Personal information
Full name Laurence Albert Gage[1]
Date of birth 10 September 1922
Place of birth Walthamstow, England
Date of death May 1996 (1996-06) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death Norwich, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1939 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

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 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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[a] 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
  1. ^ Appearance in Southern League Cup

References

  1. ^ a b c "Larry Gage". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 127–128. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
  3. ^ Hugman, Barry J. (1984). Canon League Football Players' Records 1946-1984. Newnes Books. p. 171. ISBN 0-600-37318-5.
  4. ^ "Best Years Players F-H". Bedfordoldeagles. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 46–47. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Redhanders get Larry Gage to fill goal job". Toronto Daily Star. 20 April 1948. p. 12.
  7. ^ "Gage, Larry". The Unofficial Hereford United Online Archive. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Albert Gage". Fulhamweb. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Larry Gage". Gillingham FC Scrapbook. Retrieved 21 July 2020.


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