Dick Upex

Richard Upex (26 June 1892 – 22 May 1979) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic as an inside left.^[3][4] He also played Southern League football for Croydon Common and Southend United.^[2]

Dick Upex

Personal information
Full name	Richard Upex[1]
Date of birth	(1892-06-26)26 June 1892
Place of birth	New Fletton, England[1]
Date of death	22 May 1979(1979-05-22) (aged 86)[2]
Place of death	Croydon, England[2]
Position(s)	Inside left
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1912	Great Eastern Locomotive Works
1912	Peterborough City
1912–1916	Croydon Common	22	(11)
1916–1917	Clapton Orient
1919	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
1919–1920	Southend United	17	(6)
1920–1922	Charlton Athletic	19	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Upex worked as a sugar boiler in the confectionery trade.^[1] He served as a private with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment during the First World War and saw action at High Wood, Vimy Ridge, Loos, Cambrai and Lens.^[2][5] He also served in the Labour Corps.^[6] In 1937, Upex was working as a commission agent and during the 1950s he ran a turf accountancy business.^[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Croydon Common	1912–13[2]	Southern League Second Division	13	8	5	3	18	11
	1913–14[2]	Southern League Second Division	3	1	0	0	3	1
	1914–15[2]	Southern League First Division	6	2	1	0	7	2
	Total		22	11	6	3	28	14
Southend United	1919–20[2]	Southern League First Division	17	6	0	0	17	6
Charlton Athletic	1920–21[2]	Southern League English Section	16	6	5	4	21	10
	1921–22[2]	Third Division South	3	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		19	6	5	4	24	10
Career total			58	23	11	7	69	30