Billy Luke

Billy Luke
Personal information
Full name William Luke[1]
Date of birth (1890-12-17)17 December 1890
Place of birth Acklington, England
Date of death January 1992 (aged 101–102)
Playing position Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Trimdon Grange
1911–1912 Bedlington United
1912–1913 Preston North End 8 (2)
1913–1915 Hartlepools United 30 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

William "Billy" Luke MM (17 December 1890 – January 1992) was an English professional football outside right who played in the Football League for Preston North End.[1][2]

Personal life

On 28 October 1915, over a year into the First World War, Luke enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery.[3] He was deployed to the Western Front during the Battle of the Somme and participated in the battle's closing action on the Ancre in November 1916.[3] Luke's unit moved to trench lines east of Arras in April 1917 and he was seriously wounded in the leg on 9 April, eventually being discharged from the army in August 1918.[3] In the aftermath of his wounding, Luke was recommended for the Military Medal and the award was gazetted on 18 July 1917.[3] At the time of his death in January 1992, Luke was the oldest-living former professional footballer in Britain.[3]

Honours

Preston North End

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 179. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. ↑ "In The Mad Crowd". www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "William Luke - Footballer and Wounded First World War Hero". Retrieved 2016-09-21.
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