Date of birth March 1889 Name Larrett Roebuck Date of death 18 October 1914 Role Footballer | Playing position Position Defender Years Team | |
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Place of birth Jump, South Yorkshire, England Place of death Beaucamps-Ligny, France Died October 18, 1914, Beaucamps-Ligny, France | ||
Larrett Roebuck (27 January 1889 – 18 October 1914) was an English professional footballer who played for Huddersfield Town as a left back.
He was a British Army lance corporal who was killed in action during World War I in 1914. He was the first player from the English Football League to be killed in the First World War.
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