Leigh Richmond Roose
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FootballersLived 1877 to 1916 · aged 38
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Leigh Richmond "Dick" Roose, MM, was a Welsh international footballer who kept goal for several professional clubs in the Football League between 1901 and 1912.
Photos 4
Roose pictured in a Stoke team photograph c.1904. From Association Football and the Men Who Made It (1906).
Roose gets into position to make a save for Stoke, c.1904. From Association Football and the Men Who Made It (1906).
Roose models the typical attire of an Edwardian goalkeeper in an uncredited photo of c.1905. Note the apparent absence of shinpads and switch from iconic white gloves.Teams 14
Arsenal F.C.1911-1912
Aston Villa F.C.1911-1911
Port Vale F.C.1910-1910
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.1910-1911
Celtic F.C.1910-1910
Sunderland A.F.C.1908-1910
Stoke City F.C.1905-1907
Everton F.C.1904-1905
Stoke City F.C.1901-1904
London Welsh F.C.1900-1901
Cefn Druids A.F.C.1900-1900
Wales men's national association football team1900-1911
Aberystwyth Town F.C.1895-1900
Llandudno F.C.
Career record
SpellAppsGoals
1911-1912130
1911-1911100
1910-191000
1910-191150
1908-1910920
1905-1907660
1904-1905180
1901-1904810
1900-190100
1900-190000
1900-1911240
1895-19000
Awards 1
Connected to Leigh 6
About this person
Leigh Richmond "Dick" Roose, MM, was a Welsh international footballer who kept goal for several professional clubs in the Football League between 1901 and 1912. A celebrated amateur at a time when the game was played largely by professionals, Roose was renowned as one of the best players in his position in the Edwardian period. He was also well known as a footballing eccentric, and many stories about him are still told today.
Category
Footballers
Type
Football / Soccer Player
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1916 · aged 38
Written about in
8 languages
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