Eddie Latheron

Eddie Latheron
Personal information
Full name Edwin Gladstone Latheron[1]
Date of birth 1887 (1887)
Place of birth Carlin How, England
Date of death 14 October 1917(1917-10-14) (aged 29–30)[1]
Place of death Passchendaele salient, Belgium
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
South Bank Corinthians
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1906 Grangetown Athletic
1906–1917 Blackburn Rovers 258 (94)
1915–1916Blackpool (guest) 0 (0)
International career
1913–1914 England 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Gladstone Latheron (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.

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