Reg Gore
{{short description|English footballer (1913–1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Reg Gore
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1913|8|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Clay Cross, England
| death_date = {{death-date and age|8 December 1996|August 1913}}
| death_place = Mansfield, England
| height =
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Willamthorpe Colliery
| years1 = 1932–1933
| clubs1 = Chesterfield
| caps1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1933–1934
| clubs2 = Birmingham
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1934–1935
| clubs3 = Southport
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 1935–1936
| clubs4 = South Liverpool
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| years5 = 1936–1937
| clubs5 = Rhyl Athletic
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| years6 = 1937–1938
| clubs6 = Frickley Colliery
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| years7 = 1938–1942
| clubs7 = West Ham United
| caps7 = 5
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 1941–1947
| clubs8 = St Mirren
| caps8 =
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| years9 = 1947–1948
| clubs9 = Cowdenbeath
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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.[http://www.southportfcstats.co.uk/FL3435.htm Southport Stats] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827161119/http://www.southportfcstats.co.uk/FL3435.htm |date=27 August 2008 }} 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.[http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=275&united=Reg_Gore West Ham Stats - Reg Gore] During the war he made guest appearances for West Ham and St Mirren for who he later signed professionally following the war.[http://www.stmirren.info/id97.html St Mirren - Player Profiles]
Cricket
Gore also played cricket alongside his professional football career, playing for Clay Cross and Ferguslie.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20150220001243/http://www.frickleyathleticmuseum.co.uk/reg-gore Frickley Athletic Museum - Reg Gore]}}
References
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External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150711082900/http://www.frickleyathleticmuseum.co.uk/ Official Frickley Athletic museum and hall of fame website]}}
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Category:People from Clay Cross
Category:Footballers from Derbyshire
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Chesterfield F.C. players
Category:Birmingham City F.C. players
Category:Southport F.C. players
Category:South Liverpool F.C. players
Category:Frickley Athletic F.C. players
Category:West Ham United F.C. players
Category:St Mirren F.C. players
Category:Cowdenbeath F.C. players
Category:English Football League players