Lionel Arthur Louch (4 July 1888 – 1 February 1967) was an English amateur footballer who played as a center-forward for Portsmouth,

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and England Amateurs. He was a member of Great Britain's squad for the football tournament at the

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, but he did not play in any matches.

Club career

Born in London, Louch in the Football League for hometown clubs Queens Park Rangers and

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before moving to the South coast and joining Portsmouth. At the start of the next season, Louch moved out of the Southern League and joined Clapton Orient, making his

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début against

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in the second division on the Christmas Day of 1908. He spent two seasons at Orient scoring 10 goals in 38 League and Cup games. Louch then played for

and Southend United before the outbreak of the war when he joined the

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but was pensioned out after just less than one year service.

International career

In 1908, Louch made his debut for England Amateurs against

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on 8 September 1908, scoring in a 6-1 win. He was then part of the English amateur team that represented Great Britain at the 1908 Olympic football tournament, but he failed to play in any matches as the team won gold. After a 6-year hiatus, he played another game for the team on 7 February 1914 against Wales, netting four goals in a 9–1 victory, and later that month, he scored a hat-trick in a 7–0 win over Belgium.

International goals

:''England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Louch goal.''

References

1888 births 1967 deaths Footballers from the London Borough of Ealing People from Hanwell English men's footballers England men's amateur international footballers Men's association football forwards Queen's Park F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players English Football League players British Army personnel of World War I {{England-footy-forward-1880s-stub