Charles Vickers (footballer)

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Charles Vickers
Personal information
Full name Charles Thomas Vickers[1]
Date of birth 12 February 1891
Place of birth Hutchesontown, Scotland
Date of death 21 June 1917(1917-06-21) (aged 26)[2]
Place of death Lozinghem, France
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Kilsyth Emmet
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1913–1915 Kilmarnock 16 (1)
1915–1916 Renton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Thomas Vickers (12 February 1891 – 21 June 1917) was a Scottish professional football outside left who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock.[3][4]

Personal life[edit]

Vickers served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and died of wounds at 23rd Casualty Clearing Station, Lozinghem on 21 June 1917.[1] He was buried in Lapugnoy Military Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 1913–14[3] Scottish First Division 7 0 0 0 7 0
1914–15[3] 9 1 0 0 9 1
Career total 16 1 0 0 16 1

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Charles Thomas Vickers | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Kilmarnock Player ? Vickers Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.


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