Dick Upex

Richard Upex was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Charlton Athletic as an inside left. He also played Southern League football for Croydon Common and Southend United.

Personal life

Upex worked as a sugar boiler in the confectionery trade. 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. He also served in the Labour Corps. In 1937, Upex was working as a commission agent and during the 1950s he ran a turf accountancy business.