Frederick Harold Cheesmur (born

Wandsworth Wandsworth Town () is a district of south London, within the London Borough of Wandsworth southwest of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan The London Plan is the statutory spatial development strategy for the Gre ...

, 16 January 1908, died

Folkestone Folkestone ( ) is a port town on the English Channel, in Kent, south-east England. The town lies on the southern edge of the North Downs at a valley between two cliffs. It was an important harbour and shipping port for most of the 19th and 20t ...

, 13 August 1987) was an English professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

. Cheesmur's clubs included

Charlton Athletic Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, south-east London, which compete in . Their home ground is The Valley, where the club have played since 1919. They have also played at The Mount in C ...

, Gillingham and Sheffield United. While playing for Gillingham in a match against

Merthyr Town Merthyr Town Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Merthyr) is a Welsh semi-professional association football, football club based in Merthyr Tydfil, currently playing in the , in the seventh tier of the English football league system. The ...

on 26 April 1930, he scored six goals, a club record haul for a single match at a professional level which stands to this day.

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1908 births 1987 deaths English footballers Arsenal F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Gillingham F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Southend United F.C. players Folkestone F.C. players Dartford F.C. players Association football inside forwards Footballers from Wandsworth {{england-footy-forward-1900s-stub