Horace Pike

Horace Pike

Personal information
Full name	Horace Pike[1]
Date of birth	17 December 1869[1]
Place of birth	Keyworth, England[1]
Date of death	1936 (aged 66–67)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1885–1888	Keyworth
1888–1892	Notts Swifts
1892–1896	Nottingham Forest	91	(22)
1897–1900	Loughborough	66	(8)
1900–1901	Keyworth
1902	Philadelphia & Reading Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Horace Pike (17 December 1869 – 1936) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Loughborough and Nottingham Forest.[1][2]

Pike made his debut for Forest in the FA Cup second round replay against Chatham Town on 23 February 1889 which ended in a 2-2 draw. In the second replay 5 days later, Pike scored his first Forest goal.[3]

He scored Forest's first ever goal in the Football League on 3 September 1892 in the 2–2 draw against Everton. That goal was also the first ever goal in a league game at Goodison Park.[4]

Horace Pike was a member of the Pike family from Keyworth which produced cricketers and footballers. These included Harry Pike and Arthur Pike.[5] On 4 January 1890, Horace, Arthur and Harry all played in the same Nottingham Forest side in a home match against Sheffield Wednesday. Forest lost 3-1.[3]

Towards the end of his football career, Horace emigrated to the USA.[5]

References

1. Horace Pike at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
3. Smales, Ken (2006). Nottingham Forest The Official Statistical History. Pineapple Books.
4. Rogers, Ken (1992). Goodison Glory. Breedon Sports. p. 222. ISBN 1-873626-11-8.
5. "The Pikes" (PDF). 18 August 2020.