George Latham (footballer)

George Latham
MC & Bar
Personal information
Date of birth (1881-01-01)1 January 1881
Place of birth Newtown, Wales
Date of death 9 July 1939(1939-07-09) (aged 58)
Place of death Newtown, Wales
Position(s) 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 Stoke 8 (0)
1911–1914 Cardiff City 11 (1)
1921 Cardiff City 1 (0)
International career
1905–1913 Wales 10 (0)
Managerial career
1920 Great Britain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[1] 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 1920 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ "Latham George". Newtown Remembers. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2016.