Jump to content

Gerry Cakebread: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m Cakebread replaced Ryecraft not Bill Slater (not gk)
Minor cleanup
(15 intermediate revisions by 12 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gerry Cakebread
| name = Gerry Cakebread<br /><small>{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}}}</small>
| image =
| image =
| caption = Cakebread with [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 1963.
| caption = Cakebread with [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] in 1963.
Line 37: Line 38:
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
}}
}}
'''Gerald Cakebread''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (1 April 1936 – 16 September 2009) was an English [[Association football|football]] [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]] who played in [[the Football League]] for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]. He remained a part-time player throughout his professional career.<ref name="Timeless">{{Cite book |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last=Haynes |first=Graham |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=33}}</ref> Cakebread was posthumously inducted into the Brentford [[List of Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame members|Hall of Fame]] in May 2015 and was described as "arguably Brentford's finest ever goalkeeper".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/other-sport/brentford-fc-legend-passes-away-6005601 |title=Brentford FC legend passes away |last=Street |first=Tim |date=24 September 2009 |work=getwestlondon |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref>
'''Gerald Cakebread''' [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] (1 April 1936 – 16 September 2009) was an English [[Association football|footballer]] who made over 340 appearances in [[the Football League]] for [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]] as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. He remained a part-time player throughout his professional career.<ref name="Timeless">{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006 |last2=Coumbe |first2=Frank |publisher=Yore Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0955294914 |location=Harefield |page=33}}</ref> Cakebread was posthumously inducted into the Brentford [[List of Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame members|Hall of Fame]] in May 2015 and was described as "arguably Brentford's finest ever goalkeeper".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Street |first=Tim |date=24 September 2009 |title=Brentford FC legend passes away |url=https://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/other-sport/brentford-fc-legend-passes-away-6005601 |access-date=24 January 2018 |work=getwestlondon}}</ref>


== Club career ==
== Club career ==


=== Brentford ===
=== Brentford ===
Cakebread began his career as a junior at the club he supported as a boy, [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]].<ref name="Timeless" /> He was a part of the [[Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy#Youth Team|youth team]] which reached the semi-finals of the [[FA Youth Cup]] during the [[1951–52 Brentford F.C. season|1951–52]] season.<ref name="Timeless" /> During his [[National Service in the United Kingdom|National Service]], Cakebread was preferred to future England international goalkeeper [[Eddie Hopkinson]] by the selectors of the [[Royal Air Force]] representative team.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Official Brentford FC Matchday Programme versus Mansfield Town 1108/07 |publisher=O Publishing |year=2007 |page=46}}</ref> While still an amateur, Cakebread made his first team debut in a 1–0 [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] defeat to [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] on 23 October 1954.<ref name="White" /> He made two further appearances during the [[1954-55 Football League|1954–55]] season, while working a job outside football.<ref name="Timeless" /> At the end of the campaign, Cakebread declined to sign a full professional contract and instead signed semi-professional terms.<ref name="Timeless" /> For the [[1955-56 Football League|1955–56]] season manager [[Bill Dodgin, Sr.|Bill Dodgin]] named Cakebread his first choice goalkeeper ahead of [[Sonny Feehan]].<ref name="Timeless" />
Cakebread began his career as a junior at the club he supported as a boy, [[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]].<ref name="Timeless" /> He was a part of the [[Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy#Youth team|youth team]] which reached the semi-finals of the [[FA Youth Cup]] during the [[1951–52 Brentford F.C. season|1951–52]] season.<ref name="Timeless" /> During his [[National Service in the United Kingdom|National Service]], Cakebread was preferred to future England international goalkeeper [[Eddie Hopkinson]] by the selectors of the [[Royal Air Force]] representative team.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Official Brentford FC Matchday Programme versus Mansfield Town |date=11 August 2007 |publisher=O Publishing |page=46}}</ref> While still an amateur, Cakebread made his first team debut in a 1–0 [[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]] defeat to [[Norwich City F.C.|Norwich City]] on 23 October 1954.<ref name="White" /> He made two further appearances during the [[1954-55 Football League|1954–55]] season, while working a job outside football.<ref name="Timeless" /> At the end of the campaign, Cakebread declined to sign a full professional contract and instead signed semi-professional terms.<ref name="Timeless" /> For the [[1955-56 Football League|1955–56]] season manager [[Bill Dodgin, Sr.|Bill Dodgin]] named Cakebread his first choice goalkeeper ahead of [[Sonny Feehan]].<ref name="Timeless" />


Over five of the next six seasons, Cakebread would go on to make over 45 appearances a season and set a club record for consecutive appearances, playing 187 games in a row between November 1958 and March 1963.<ref name="Timeless" /><ref name="White" /> His run was ended by a leg injury, which saw him miss the rest of Brentford's [[1962-63 Football League|1962–63]] [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] title-winning season.<ref name="Timeless" /> Cakebread returned to action for the club's record 9–0 win over [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] on 15 October 1963, replacing [[Fred_Ryecraft (footballer)|Fred Ryecraft]] in the lineup.<ref name="White" /> After a run of five games, he lost his place to [[Chic Brodie (footballer)|Chic Brodie]] and made just one further appearance during the [[1963–64 Brentford F.C. season|1963–64]] season.<ref name="White" /> He played what would be his final game for the club in 2–2 draw with [[West London derby|West London rivals]] [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] on 20 March 1964.<ref name="White" /> Cakebread dropped into the [[Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy#Reserve Team|reserves]] for the [[1964–65 Brentford F.C. season|1964–65]] season and won the [[London Challenge Cup]] with the team.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia |last=Haynes |first=Graham |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1 874427 57 7 |pages=46}}</ref>{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p = 82}} He departed [[Griffin Park]] in June 1965, having made 374 appearances, a total which places him eighth on the club's [[List of Brentford F.C. records and statistics#Most appearances|all-time list]].<ref name="Timeless" /> Cakebread was posthumously inducted into the Brentford [[List of Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame members|Hall of Fame]] in May 2015.<ref name="Wickham">{{Cite web |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/news/2015/may/new-additions-to-brentford-fc-hall-of-fame/ |title=Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame |last=Wickham |first=Chris |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |access-date=14 June 2015}}</ref>
Over five of the next six seasons, Cakebread would go on to make over 45 appearances a season and set a club record for consecutive appearances, playing 187 games in a row between November 1958 and March 1963.<ref name="Timeless" /><ref name="White" /> His run was ended by a leg injury, which saw him miss the rest of Brentford's [[1962-63 Football League|1962–63]] [[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]] title-winning season.<ref name="Timeless" /> Cakebread returned to action for the club's record 9–0 win over [[Wrexham A.F.C.|Wrexham]] on 15 October 1963, replacing [[Fred Ryecraft]] in the lineup.<ref name="White" /> After a run of five games, he lost his place to [[Chic Brodie (footballer)|Chic Brodie]] and made just one further appearance during the [[1963–64 Brentford F.C. season|1963–64]] season.<ref name="White" /> He played what would be his final game for the club in 2–2 draw with [[West London derby|West London rivals]] [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] on 20 March 1964.<ref name="White" /> Cakebread dropped into the [[Brentford F.C. Reserves and Academy#Reserve team|reserves]] for the [[1964–65 Brentford F.C. season|1964–65]] season and won the [[London Challenge Cup]] with the team.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Haynes |first=Graham |title=A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia |date=1998 |publisher=Yore Publications |isbn=1-874427-57-7 |page=46}}</ref>{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p = 82}} He departed [[Griffin Park]] in June 1965, having made 374 appearances, a total which places him eighth on the club's [[List of Brentford F.C. records and statistics#Most appearances|all-time list]].<ref name="Timeless" /> Cakebread was posthumously inducted into the Brentford [[List of Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame members|Hall of Fame]] in May 2015.<ref name="Wickham">{{Cite web |last=Wickham |first=Chris |title=Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame |url=https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/new-additions-to-brentford-fc-hall-of-fame_70938 |access-date=14 June 2015 |website=brentfordfc.com}}</ref>


=== Hillingdon Borough ===
=== Non-League football ===
After his departure from Brentford, Cakebread dropped into [[Non-League football|non-league football]] and signed for [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] First Division club [[Hillingdon Borough F.C.|Hillingdon Borough]].<ref name="Timeless" /> He helped the club to a second-place finish and promotion to the [[Southern League Premier Division|Premier Division]] in the [[1965–66 Southern Football League|1965–66]] season.<ref name="Timeless" />
After his departure from Brentford, Cakebread dropped into [[non-League football]] and signed for [[Southern Football League|Southern League]] First Division club [[Hillingdon Borough F.C.|Hillingdon Borough]].<ref name="Timeless" /> He helped the club to a second-place finish and promotion to the [[Southern League Premier Division|Premier Division]] in the [[1965–66 Southern Football League|1965–66]] season.<ref name="Timeless" /> Cakebread joined [[Western Football League|Western League]] club [[Taunton Town F.C.|Taunton Town]] in the late 1960s and played a part in the club's [[1968-69 in English football|1968–69]] league title success.<ref name="Timeless" /> He followed with a short spell at Western League club [[Barnstaple Town F.C.|Barnstaple Town]], whom he joined in 1969.<ref name="Matchday">{{Cite book |title=Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic |date=14 August 1999 |publisher=Morganprint |location=Blackheath |page=41}}</ref> Cakebread joined Southern League First Division South club [[Minehead A.F.C.|Minehead]] on a short-term emergency deal for the final game of the [[1975–76 Southern Football League|1975–76]] season.<ref name="Timeless" /> Needing a draw against second-place [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]] to win the league championship, Cakebread kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win.<ref name="Timeless" />

⚫
=== Taunton Town ===
Cakebread joined [[Western Football League|Western League]] club [[Taunton Town F.C.|Taunton Town]] in the late 1960s and played a part in the club's [[1968-69 in English football|1968–69]] league title success.<ref name="Timeless" />

=== Barnstaple Town ===
Cakebread had a short spell with Western League club [[Barnstaple Town F.C.|Barnstaple Town]], whom he joined in 1969.<ref name="Matchday">{{Cite book |title=Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic 14/08/99 |publisher=Morganprint |year=1999 |location=Blackheath |page=41}}</ref>

=== Minehead ===
Cakebread signed for Southern League First Division South club [[Minehead A.F.C.|Minehead]] on a short-term emergency deal for the final game of the [[1975–76 Southern Football League|1975–76]] season.<ref name="Timeless" /> Needing a draw against second-place [[Dartford F.C.|Dartford]] to win the league title, Cakebread kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win.<ref name="Timeless" />


== International career ==
== International career ==
Cakebread won three caps for [[England national football team|England]] at [[England national youth football team|youth]] level.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/gerry-cakebread-65030/ |title=Gerry Cakebread |website=11v11.com |access-date=24 January 2018}}</ref> He was twice named in the [[England national under-23 football team|U23]] squad, but did not play.<ref name="TW8">{{Cite book |title=TW8 Matchday versus Oldham Athletic 25/08/03 |publisher=The Yellow Printing Company Limited |location=London |pages=32–33}}</ref>
Cakebread won three caps for [[England national football team|England]] at [[England national youth football team|youth]] level.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gerry Cakebread |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/gerry-cakebread-65030/ |access-date=24 January 2018 |website=11v11.com}}</ref> He was twice named in the [[England national under-23 football team|U23]] squad, but did not play.<ref name="TW8">{{Cite book |title=TW8 Matchday versus Oldham Athletic |date=25 August 2003 |publisher=The Yellow Printing Company Limited |location=London |pages=32–33}}</ref>


== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
Cakebread worked for the [[Admiralty]] during his football career and beyond as a [[Drafter|draughtsman]].<ref name="Matchday" /><ref name="TW8" /> He was awarded an [[Order of the British Empire|OBE]] in 1995 for his work on [[Hydrographics (printing)|Hydrographics]] at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref name="TW8" /> He died in September 2009, after a long illness.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1801696,00.html |title=Brentford {{!}} News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} Latest News {{!}} BEES GREAT PASSES AWAY |website=brentfordfc.co.uk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195149/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1801696,00.html |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Cakebread worked for the [[British Admiralty|Admiralty]] during and after his football career as a [[Drafter|draughtsman]].<ref name="Matchday" /><ref name="TW8" /> He was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] (OBE) in the [[1994 Birthday Honours]] for his work on [[Hydrographics (printing)|Hydrographics]] at the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]].<ref name="TW8" /><ref>United Kingdom list: {{London Gazette |date=10 June 1994 |supp=y |issue=53696 |page=11 }}</ref> He died in September 2009, after a long illness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bees great passes away |url=http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1801696,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213195149/http://world.brentfordfc.co.uk/page/LatestNews/0,,10421~1801696,00.html |archive-date=13 February 2018 |access-date=12 February 2018 |website=brentfordfc.co.uk}}</ref>

⚫
== Honours ==
⚫
'''Brentford'''
⚫
* [[Football League Fourth Division]]: [[1962-63 Football League|1962–63]]<ref name="Timeless" />
⚫
* [[London Challenge Cup]]: 1964–65{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p = 82}}
⚫
'''Hillingdon Borough'''
⚫
*[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] First Division second-place promotion: [[1965–66 Southern Football League|1965–66]]<ref name="Timeless" />
'''Taunton Town'''
⚫
* [[Western Football League|Western League]]: 1968–69<ref name="Timeless" />

⚫
'''Individual'''

⚫
* [[Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame|Brentford Hall of Fame]]<ref name="Wickham" />


==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
Line 85: Line 64:
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
! colspan="2" |League Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Total
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
|-
Line 94: Line 73:
| rowspan="11" |[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
| rowspan="11" |[[Brentford F.C.|Brentford]]
|[[1954–55 Brentford F.C. season|1954–55]]<ref name="White">{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=381–385}}</ref>
|[[1954–55 Brentford F.C. season|1954–55]]<ref name="White">{{Cite book |title=100 Years Of Brentford |publisher=Brentford FC |year=1989 |isbn=0951526200 |editor-last=White |editor-first=Eric |pages=381–385}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |[[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]]
|[[Football League Third Division South|Third Division South]]
|3
|3
|0
|0
Line 104: Line 83:
|-
|-
|[[1955–56 Brentford F.C. season|1955–56]]<ref name="White" />
|[[1955–56 Brentford F.C. season|1955–56]]<ref name="White" />
|Third Division South
|45
|45
|0
|0
Line 113: Line 93:
|-
|-
|[[1956–57 Brentford F.C. season|1956–57]]<ref name="White" />
|[[1956–57 Brentford F.C. season|1956–57]]<ref name="White" />
|Third Division South
|38
|38
|0
|0
Line 122: Line 103:
|-
|-
|[[1957–58 Brentford F.C. season|1957–58]]<ref name="White" />
|[[1957–58 Brentford F.C. season|1957–58]]<ref name="White" />
|Third Division South
|45
|45
|0
|0
Line 131: Line 113:
|-
|-
|[[1958–59 Brentford F.C. season|1958–59]]<ref name="White" />
|[[1958–59 Brentford F.C. season|1958–59]]<ref name="White" />
| rowspan="4" |[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|45
|45
|0
|0
Line 141: Line 123:
|-
|-
|[[1959–60 Brentford F.C. season|1959–60]]<ref name="White" />
|[[1959–60 Brentford F.C. season|1959–60]]<ref name="White" />
|Third Division
|46
|46
|0
|0
Line 150: Line 133:
|-
|-
|[[1960–61 Brentford F.C. season|1960–61]]<ref name="White" />
|[[1960–61 Brentford F.C. season|1960–61]]<ref name="White" />
|Third Division
|46
|46
|0
|0
Line 160: Line 144:
|-
|-
|[[1961–62 Brentford F.C. season|1961–62]]<ref name="White" />
|[[1961–62 Brentford F.C. season|1961–62]]<ref name="White" />
|Third Division
|46
|46
|0
|0
Line 216: Line 201:
!0!!375!!0
!0!!375!!0
|}
|}

⚫
== Honours ==
⚫
'''Brentford'''
⚫
* [[Football League Fourth Division]]: [[1962-63 Football League|1962–63]]<ref name="Timeless" />
⚫
* [[London Challenge Cup]]: 1964–65{{Sfn|Haynes|1998|p = 82}}
⚫
'''Hillingdon Borough'''
⚫
*[[Southern Football League|Southern League]] First Division second-place promotion: [[1965–66 Southern Football League|1965–66]]<ref name="Timeless" />
⚫
'''Taunton Town'''
⚫
* [[Western Football League|Western League]]: 1968–69<ref name="Timeless" />

⚫
'''Individual'''

⚫
* [[Brentford F.C. Hall of Fame|Brentford Hall of Fame]]<ref name="Wickham" />


== References ==
== References ==
Line 224: Line 222:


{{DEFAULTSORT:Cakebread, Gerry}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cakebread, Gerry}}
[[Category:English footballers]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Brentford F.C. players]]
[[Category:Brentford F.C. players]]
[[Category:Southall F.C. players]]
[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:1936 births]]
[[Category:2009 deaths]]
[[Category:2009 deaths]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire]]
[[Category:Footballers from Acton, London]]
[[Category:Men's association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Association football goalkeepers]]
[[Category:Hillingdon Borough F.C. players]]
[[Category:Hillingdon Borough F.C. players]]
[[Category:Taunton Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Taunton Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Southern Football League players]]
[[Category:Southern Football League players]]
[[Category:Western Football League players]]
[[Category:Western Football League players]]
[[Category:England youth international footballers]]
[[Category:England men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Barnstaple Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Barnstaple Town F.C. players]]
[[Category:Minehead A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Minehead A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Footballers from the London Borough of Ealing]]

Revision as of 15:08, 1 June 2024

Gerry Cakebread
OBE
Personal information
Full name Gerald Cakebread[1]
Date of birth (1936-04-01)1 April 1936
Place of birth Acton, England
Date of death 16 September 2009(2009-09-16) (aged 73)[1]
Place of death Taunton, England[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1965 Brentford 348 (0)
1965–1967 Hillingdon Borough
1966–1969 Taunton Town
Barnstaple Town
1976 Minehead
International career
1954 England Youth 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerald Cakebread OBE (1 April 1936 – 16 September 2009) was an English footballer who made over 340 appearances in the Football League for Brentford as a goalkeeper. He remained a part-time player throughout his professional career.[2] Cakebread was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015 and was described as "arguably Brentford's finest ever goalkeeper".[3]

Club career

Brentford

Cakebread began his career as a junior at the club he supported as a boy, Brentford.[2] He was a part of the youth team which reached the semi-finals of the FA Youth Cup during the 1951–52 season.[2] During his National Service, Cakebread was preferred to future England international goalkeeper Eddie Hopkinson by the selectors of the Royal Air Force representative team.[4] While still an amateur, Cakebread made his first team debut in a 1–0 Third Division South defeat to Norwich City on 23 October 1954.[5] He made two further appearances during the 1954–55 season, while working a job outside football.[2] At the end of the campaign, Cakebread declined to sign a full professional contract and instead signed semi-professional terms.[2] For the 1955–56 season manager Bill Dodgin named Cakebread his first choice goalkeeper ahead of Sonny Feehan.[2]

Over five of the next six seasons, Cakebread would go on to make over 45 appearances a season and set a club record for consecutive appearances, playing 187 games in a row between November 1958 and March 1963.[2][5] His run was ended by a leg injury, which saw him miss the rest of Brentford's 1962–63 Fourth Division title-winning season.[2] Cakebread returned to action for the club's record 9–0 win over Wrexham on 15 October 1963, replacing Fred Ryecraft in the lineup.[5] After a run of five games, he lost his place to Chic Brodie and made just one further appearance during the 1963–64 season.[5] He played what would be his final game for the club in 2–2 draw with West London rivals Queens Park Rangers on 20 March 1964.[5] Cakebread dropped into the reserves for the 1964–65 season and won the London Challenge Cup with the team.[6][7] He departed Griffin Park in June 1965, having made 374 appearances, a total which places him eighth on the club's all-time list.[2] Cakebread was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in May 2015.[8]

Non-League football

After his departure from Brentford, Cakebread dropped into non-League football and signed for Southern League First Division club Hillingdon Borough.[2] He helped the club to a second-place finish and promotion to the Premier Division in the 1965–66 season.[2] Cakebread joined Western League club Taunton Town in the late 1960s and played a part in the club's 1968–69 league title success.[2] He followed with a short spell at Western League club Barnstaple Town, whom he joined in 1969.[9] Cakebread joined Southern League First Division South club Minehead on a short-term emergency deal for the final game of the 1975–76 season.[2] Needing a draw against second-place Dartford to win the league championship, Cakebread kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 win.[2]

International career

Cakebread won three caps for England at youth level.[10] He was twice named in the U23 squad, but did not play.[11]

Personal life

Cakebread worked for the Admiralty during and after his football career as a draughtsman.[9][11] He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1994 Birthday Honours for his work on Hydrographics at the Ministry of Defence.[11][12] He died in September 2009, after a long illness.[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brentford 1954–55[5] Third Division South 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
1955–56[5] Third Division South 45 0 2 0 — 47 0
1956–57[5] Third Division South 38 0 3 0 — 41 0
1957–58[5] Third Division South 45 0 1 0 — 46 0
1958–59[5] Third Division 45 0 4 0 — 49 0
1959–60[5] Third Division 46 0 2 0 — 48 0
1960–61[5] Third Division 46 0 2 0 3 0 51 0
1961–62[5] Third Division 46 0 5 0 1 0 52 0
1962–63[5] Fourth Division 28 0 1 0 2 0 31 0
1963–64[5] Third Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Total 348 0 20 0 6 0 374 0
Minehead 1975–76[2] Southern League First Division South 1 0 — — 1 0
Career total 349 0 20 0 6 0 375 0

Honours

Brentford

Hillingdon Borough

Taunton Town

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gerry Cakebread". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 33. ISBN 978-0955294914.
  3. ^ Street, Tim (24 September 2009). "Brentford FC legend passes away". getwestlondon. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. ^ Official Brentford FC Matchday Programme versus Mansfield Town. O Publishing. 11 August 2007. p. 46.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 381–385. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ Haynes, Graham (1998). A-Z Of Bees: Brentford Encyclopaedia. Yore Publications. p. 46. ISBN 1-874427-57-7.
  7. ^ a b Haynes 1998, p. 82.
  8. ^ a b Wickham, Chris. "Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame". brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  9. ^ a b Official Matchday Magazine Of Brentford Football Club versus Oldham Athletic. Blackheath: Morganprint. 14 August 1999. p. 41.
  10. ^ "Gerry Cakebread". 11v11.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  11. ^ a b c TW8 Matchday versus Oldham Athletic. London: The Yellow Printing Company Limited. 25 August 2003. pp. 32–33.
  12. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 53696". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 June 1994. p. 11.
  13. ^ "Bees great passes away". brentfordfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerry_Cakebread&oldid=1226744146"