Robert Capperauld

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Robert Capperauld
Personal information
Full name Robert Capperauld [1]
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland
Date of death 14 July 1915 [2]
Place of death Cape Helles, Ottoman Turkey [3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1902–1903 Ayr Parkhouse
1906–1910 Ayr 1 (0)
1910–1913 Ayr United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Capperauld (died 14 July 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who made one appearance as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Ayr. [1]

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Personal life

Capperauld served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and died of a shrapnel wound to the right shoulder at a casualty clearing station on 'W' Beach, Cape Helles, on 14 July 1915. [3] He was buried in Lancashire Landing Cemetery. [2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ayr 1906–07 [1] Scottish Second Division 100010
Career total100010

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. 1 2 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission . Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Robert Capperauld | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 November 2018.