Louis Page
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Louis Antonio Page[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 27 March 1899||
Place of birth | Bootle cum Linacre, Liverpool, Lancashire, England[1] | ||
Date of death | 11 October 1959[1] | (aged 60)||
Place of death | Prenton, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England[1] | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Everton | |||
South Liverpool | |||
1919–1922 | Stoke | 21 | (1) |
1922–1925 | Northampton Town | 122 | (24) |
1925–1932 | Burnley | 248 | (111) |
1932 | Manchester United | 12 | (0) |
1932–1933 | Port Vale | 18 | (2) |
1933–1935 | Yeovil & Petters United | ||
Total | 421 | (138) | |
International career | |||
1927 | England | 7 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1933–1935 | Yeovil & Petters United | ||
1935–1937 | Newport County | ||
1939–1940 | Glentoran | ||
194?–194? | Carlton | ||
1945–1953 | Swindon Town | ||
1953–1956 | Chester | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Louis Antonio Page (27 March 1899 – 11 October 1959) was an England international football player and football manager. His brothers Tom, Jack and Willie were also professional footballers.
He spent his youth with Everton and South Liverpool before beginning his professional career with Stoke in 1919. After the "Potters" won promotion out of the Second Division, he moved on to Northampton Town in 1922. Three years later, he moved up to the First Division with Burnley. He scored 111 goals in 248 league games for the "Clarets" before he was sold to Manchester United for a £1,000 fee in March 1932. Seven months later, he moved on to Port Vale before ending his playing career in the Football League in the summer of 1933.
He started his management career with Yeovil & Petters United and led the club to the Southern League West Section and Western League Division 1 titles in 1934–35. He then returned to the Football League with Newport County. He later took charge at Glentoran before he was put in charge at Swindon Town following the conclusion of World War II. He spent eight years in charge of the Third Division South club before he spent three years in charge at Chester, who were struggling at the foot of the Third Division North table.
Early and personal life
Louis Antonio Page was born on 27 March 1899 in
Club career
Page began his senior career with Merseyside clubs Everton and South Liverpool. He entered professional football with Stoke during the 1919–20 season, scoring his first senior goal on 13 December, in a 2–1 defeat to Birmingham at St Andrew's. However, he featured just eight times in 1920–21 and then once in 1921–22, as the "Potters" won promotion out of the Second Division.
He left the Victoria Ground to sign with Northampton Town of the Third Division South. The "Cobblers" finished eighth in 1922–23 and 1923–24, and ninth in 1924–25. He scored 24 goals in 122 league games at the County Ground.
Page transferred to Burnley, who finished one place and one point above the First Division relegation zone in 1925–26. He wrote himself into the club's record books on 10 April 1926, when he scored six goals in a 7–1 win over Birmingham. He finished as the club's top scorer in 1925–26 with 26 goals. He scored 15 goals in 1926–27 to again become the club's top scorer, as the "Clarets" achieved a top-five finish. They dropped to 19th in 1927–28, two places and one point above the relegation zone. They again finished 19th in 1928–29, but were seven points above the drop zone this time. Burnley were relegated in 1929–30, having attained a lower goal average than Sheffield United. They then finished eighth in the Second Division in 1930–31 and 19th in 1931–32. He made 248 league appearances, scoring 111 goals, during his time at Turf Moor.
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International career
Page featured for England seven times in 1927, alongside England and Everton great Dixie Dean. He played four British Home Championship games and three friendlies, and scored against Belgium on 1 May 1927;[5] his goal came in the 63rd minute, in what was a 9–1 victory.[6]
Caps
Cap | Date | Venue | Opposition | Att. | Result | Goals |
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1 | 12 February 1927 | Wrexham | Wales | 16,100 | (D) 3–3 | 0 |
2 | 2 April 1927 | Glasgow | Scotland | 111,214 | (W) 2–1 | 0 |
3 | 11 May 1927 | Brussels | Belgium | 35,000 | (W) 9–1 | 1 |
4 | 21 May 1927 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 5,000 | (W) 5–2 | 0 |
5 | 26 May 1927 | Paris | France | 25,000 | (W) 6–0 | 0 |
6 | 22 October 1927 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 30,000 | (L) 0–2 | 0 |
7 | 28 November 1927 | Millwall | Wales | 32,089 | (L) 1–2 | 0 |
Management career
Yeovil & Petters United
Page's first managerial post was with Yeovil & Petters United in summer 1933, also being registered as a player. He finished as the club's top scorer in 1933–34 with 23 goals. In the 1934–35 season, Yeovil topped both the Southern League West Section and Western League Division 1 tables.
Newport County
Page was appointed manager at Welsh club Newport County on 7 June 1935.[2] The club finished 21st in the 22 team Third Division South in 1935–36, but successfully applied for re-election. Newport then moved up to 19th in the 1936–37 campaign, finishing two places and two points above the re-election zone. He was sacked on 9 September 1937, a few games into the 1937–38 season;[2] his successor, Billy McCandless, led the club to a 16th-place finish in the Third Division South.
After leaving Newport he became trainer-
Swindon Town
When league football resumed after the
Swindon then finished 14th in
Chester
He became manager of Chester in 1953. The "Seals" finished bottom of the Third Division North in 1953–54. The Sealand Road club again finished last in 1954–55, before rising to 17th in 1955–56. He later worked as a scout for Leicester City.[2]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke | 1919–20 | Second Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
1920–21 | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
1921–22 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
Northampton Town | 1922–23 | Third Division South | 39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
1923–24 | Third Division South | 42 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 47 | 7 | |
1924–25 | Third Division South | 41 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 14 | |
Total | 122 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 129 | 26 | ||
Burnley | 1925–26 | First Division | 41 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 26 |
1926–27 | First Division | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 15 | |
1927–28 | First Division | 41 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 22 | |
1928–29 | First Division | 39 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 19 | |
1929–30 | First Division | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 15 | |
1930–31 | Second Division | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | |
1931–32 | Second Division | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
Total | 248 | 111 | 11 | 4 | 259 | 115 | ||
Manchester United | 1931–32 | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
1932–33 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Port Vale | 1932–33 | Second Division | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Career total | 421 | 138 | 19 | 6 | 440 | 144 |
Honours
As a player
Stoke
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1921–22[2]
England
- British Home Championship: 1926–27 (shared)[2]
As player-manager
Yeovil & Petters United
- Southern League West Section: 1934–35[2]
- Western League Division 1: 1934–35[2]
- Somerset Premier Cup: 1935[2]
Baseball
Louis Page and his three brothers were all England baseball Internationals. Louis played in the annual International against Wales eight times between 1925 and 1933, 1928 being the exception, the last five as captain.
References
- ^ ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "England Players - Louis Page". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Profile". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Louis Antonio Page". aboutmanutd.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Louis Page". Englandstats.com. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ "England Player Profile". englandfc.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f "Louis PAGE". swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2009.
- ^ Louis Page at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)