Richard Upex (26 June 1892 – 22 May 1979) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic as an inside left.[3][4] He also played Southern League football for Croydon Common and Southend United.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Upex[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | New Fletton, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 22 May 1979 (aged 86)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Croydon, England[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1912 | Great Eastern Locomotive Works | ||
| 1912 | Peterborough City | ||
| 1912–1916 | Croydon Common | 22 | (11) |
| 1916–1917 | Clapton Orient | ||
| 1919 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1919–1920 | Southend United | 17 | (6) |
| 1920–1922 | Charlton Athletic | 19 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Upex worked as a sugar boiler in the confectionery trade.[1] He served as a private with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at High Wood, Vimy Ridge, Loos, Cambrai and Lens.[2][5] He also served in the Labour Corps.[6] In 1937, Upex was working as a commission agent and during the 1950s he ran a turf accountancy business.[1]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Croydon Common | 1912–13[2] | Southern League Second Division | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 |
| 1913–14[2] | Southern League Second Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1914–15[2] | Southern League First Division | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 14 | ||
| Southend United | 1919–20[2] | Southern League First Division | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 |
| Charlton Athletic | 1920–21[2] | Southern League English Section | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 10 |
| 1921–22[2] | Third Division South | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 58 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 69 | 30 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Our Her-O's: The final part of Orient's World War I heroes". www.leytonorient.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Biographies – Dick Upex" (PDF). Croydon Common FC. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 295. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Upex Dick Charlton Athletic 1921". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "Frontline London". Archived from the original on 8 December 2006. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Dick Upex on Lives of the First World War
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