Fred Lucas

Frederick Charles Lucas (29 September 1933 – 11 September 2015) was an English footballer who played as a wing half and inside forward in the Football League, primarily for Charlton Athletic. He was a good all-round sportsman and played two first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club in 1954.

Lucas was born at Slade Green in Kent in 1933 and educated at Erith Grammar School. He was an "outstanding all-round sportsman" at school and left at 14 to join Charlton, working in the club's offices until he was able to sign as a professional after his 17th birthday.

Lucas moved to Crystal Palace in 1964 and joined concrete company Readymix Corporation Group as a sales executive on his retirement in 1969. He retired in 1998 and died, aged 81, at Woolwich in September 2015.