Reg Gore
Personal information
Date of birth (1913-08-01)1 August 1913
Place of birth Clay Cross, England
Date of death 8 December 1996 (1996-12-09) (aged 83)
Place of death Mansfield, England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Willamthorpe Colliery
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932–1933 Chesterfield 0 (0)
1933–1934 Birmingham 0 (0)
1934–1935 Southport 16 (2)
1935–1936 South Liverpool
1936–1937 Rhyl Athletic
1937–1938 Frickley Colliery
1938–1942 West Ham United 5 (1)
1941–1947 St Mirren
1947–1948 Cowdenbeath
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Reginald Gore (1 August 1913 – 8 December 1996) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Born in Clay Cross, Gore played for his local colliery club before being signed as a professional by Chesterfield but never made a first team appearance for the club. He next moved to Birmingham where he again failed to make a first team appearance before transferring to Southport, where he made his Football League debut.[1] He then fell back into non-league football before impressing whilst at Midland League club Frickley Colliery in an exhibition game against West Ham and was signed by the London club where he again played in the Football League.[2] During the war he made guest appearances for West Ham and St Mirren for who he later signed professionally following the war.[3]

Cricket

Gore also played cricket alongside his professional football career, playing for Clay Cross and Ferguslie.[4]

References

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