Eddie Latheron
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Edwin Gladstone Latheron | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1887 | ||
| Place of birth |
Carlin How North Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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| Date of death | 14 October 1917 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Passchendaele, Belgium | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Bank Corinthians | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ????–1906 | Grangetown Athletic | ||
| 1906–1917 | Blackburn Rovers | 258 | (94) |
| 1915–1916 | → Blackpool (guest) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1913–1914 | England | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Edwin Gladstone "Eddie" Latheron (22 December 1887 – 14 October 1917) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward for Blackburn Rovers, helping them to win the Football League title in 1912 and 1914. He also made two appearances for England in 1913 and 1914. He was killed at the Battle of Passchendaele in World War I.
Latheron was born at Carlin How, near Middlesbrough and after playing for South Bank Corinthians he joined Grangetown Athletic, playing in the Northern League. He was discovered by Blackburn Rovers in 1906 playing for Grangetown against Blackburn Crosshill in an FA Amateur Cup tie. Rovers had originally gone to watch another player but it was Latheron who caught their eye and Rovers' manager Robert Middleton paid £25 to bring him to Ewood Park.
Despite his lack of height, he was masterful in the air and possessed excellent ball control and a fine shot. A prolific goal scorer, but unselfish team player, he quickly established himself as a fan's favourite and, due to his complexion and red hair, Latheron was known affectionately as "Pinkie" on the terraces.
Latheron soon became a regular selection at inside-left and in 1907–08 he was joint top scorer with nine goals from 27 appearances as Rovers struggled, finishing in 14th place in the table. The following season, Middleton appointed Bob Holmes, the former Preston North End star as trainer. This appointment had a great impact on the team as they obtain fourth place in the table, with Latheron scoring ten goals.
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