Robert Capperauld

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Robert Capperauld
Personal information
Full name Robert Capperauld[1]
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland
Date of death 14 July 1915[2]
Place of death Cape Helles, Ottoman Turkey[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Ayr Parkhouse
1906–1910 Ayr 1 (0)
1910–1913 Ayr United 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Robert Capperauld (died 14 July 1915) was a Scottish professional footballer who made one appearance as a goalkeeper in the Scottish League for Ayr.[1]

Personal life[]

Capperauld served as a private in the Royal Scots Fusiliers during the First World War and died of a shrapnel wound to the right shoulder at a casualty clearing station on 'W' Beach, Cape Helles, on 14 July 1915.[3] He was buried in Lancashire Landing Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ayr 1906–07[1] Scottish Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Capperauld | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 November 2018.


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