George Latham (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | George Latham | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Newtown, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 9 July 1939 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Newtown, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Half-Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1897–1900 | Newtown | ||
| 1901 | Docks | ||
| 1902 | Newtown | ||
| 1902 | Caledonians | ||
| 1902–1909 | Liverpool | 18 | (0) |
| 1909–1910 | Southport Central | ||
| 1910–1911 | Stoke | 8 | (0) |
| 1921 | Cardiff City | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1905–1913 | Wales | 10 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1924 | Team GB | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
George Latham MC & Bar (1 January 1881 – 9 July 1939) was a Welsh international footballer and coach. A veteran of the Second Boer War and World War I, he was awarded the Military Cross for his actions in Gaza, Palestine and Turkey between 1917 and 1918. He finished his military career at the rank of Captain.
As a player, he played for Newtown, Cardiff City, Liverpool, Stoke and Southport Central, and played 10 times for Wales. He coached Cardiff City during its greatest period of success between 1911 and 1936. The team won the FA Cup in 1927, and only missed out on the League Championship by goal difference. He also coached Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Born in Newtown, Powys in 1881, Latham and attended New Road School as a youngster, playing for the schools football team. At the age of 16, he joined his hometown side Newtown, reaching the fourth round of the Welsh Cup during his first season before suffering defeat to Aberystwyth Town. In 1900, Latham volunteered to serve in South Africa during the Second Boer War as a private in the Fifth South Wales Borderers regiment. He served 14 months in the division, taking part in action in Brandfort and Potchefstroom among others, in a force led by Earl Roberts, and was eventually promoted to the rank of corporal.
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