Henry John Bagge (15 September 1896 – 27 April 1967) was an English professional

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who made over 170 appearances in the

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for

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as a

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. He later managed

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clubs

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and

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. He was described as "a consistent player who feeds his forwards with discrimination".

Personal life

In December 1915, over a year after Britain's entry into the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, Bagge attested in the

Royal Naval Air Service The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy, under the direction of the Admiralty's Air Department, and existed formally from 1 July 1914 to 1 April 1918, when it was merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps t ...

. He served as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class through the war and later in the

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, before being transferred to the

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in March 1919.

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Harry Bagge
at athletic-club.eus 1896 births 1967 deaths English men's footballers Fulham F.C. players English football managers English expatriate football managers Athletic Bilbao managers UD Salamanca managers Footballers from Tottenham Northfleet United F.C. players Southern Football League players Athletic Bilbao footballers Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Men's association football wing halves English expatriate sportspeople in Spain Segunda División managers La Liga managers Expatriate football managers in Spain Royal Naval Air Service personnel of World War I Royal Air Force airmen Royal Navy sailors {{England-footy-midfielder-1890s-stub