Gerald Kirk

Gerald Kirk (14 July 1883 – 24 April 1915) was an English amateur football centre half who played in the Football League for Bradford City and Leeds City.[1] He spent the majority of his career in non-league football for Ingleton, whom he captained.[4][5]

Gerald Kirk
Personal information
Full name Gerald Kirk[1]
Date of birth (1883-07-14)14 July 1883
Place of birth Bramley, England[2]
Date of death 24 April 1915(1915-04-24) (aged 31)[3]
Place of death Poperinge, Belgium
Playing position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1900–1905 Ingleton
1905–1906 Bradford City 40 (2)
1906–1907 Leeds City 7 (1)
1907–1908 Bradford City 3 (0)
Ingleton
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Kirk attended Pocklington School and later married.[6] On 1 September 1914, a month after Britain's entry into the First World War, Kirk enlisted as a private in the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).[6] In October he was promoted to lance corporal and by 31 January 1915, he had been commissioned as a second lieutenant.[5][6] In March 1915, Kirk's his battalion was posted to the Western Front and entered the trenches near Bailleul.[6] On 23 April 1915, he was shot through the chest while leading his platoon in an attack and died the following day at Number 3 Casualty Clearing Station, Poperinghe.[6] Kirk was buried in Poperinghe Old Military Cemetery.[3]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bradford City 1905–06[6] Second Division 24 1 3 0 27 1
1906–07[6] 16 1 0 0 16 1
Total 40 2 3 0 43 2
Leeds City 1907–08[6] Second Division 8 1 1 0 9 1
Bradford City 1907–08[6] Second Division 3 0 — 3 0
Bradford City total 43 2 3 0 45 2
Career total 51 3 4 0 55 3

Honours

Ingleton

  • Lancaster & District League: 1902–03[5]
gollark: I-something?
gollark: You can have it for just 5 CB Golds!
gollark: Fiiiiine, done.
gollark: Peer pressure!
gollark: _is incredibly indecisive, as usual_

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 165. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. "Gerald KIRK | Soldier Record | Craven's Part in The Great War". CPGW. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. Country Life, Volume 38. 1915. p. 560.
  5. McCrery, Nigel (18 June 2015). The Final Season: The Footballers Who Fought and Died in the Great War. Penguin Random House. pp. 50–53. ISBN 978-0-09-959466-6.
  6. "Gerald Kirk – Bradford City, Leeds City and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 10 December 2018.


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