Harold Meadowcroft

Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft (1889 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football right half and outside right who played in the Football League for Glossop and Bury.[1]

Harold Meadowcroft

Personal information
Full name	Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft[1]
Date of birth	1889
Place of birth	Workington, England
Date of death	1 July 1916 (aged 26–27)[2]
Place of death	Somme, France[3]
Position(s)	Right half, outside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Whitworth
	Rochdale
1912	Glossop	10	(0)
1913	Bury	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Meadowcroft was one of 14 children.[3] In 1914, during the early months of the First World War he enlisted in the Manchester Regiment.[3] Serving as a corporal, Meadowcroft was shot by a sniper while leading his section on the first day of the Somme.[3] He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.[2]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 200. ISBN 190589161X.
2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
3. Britton, Paul (1 July 2016). "The louder they cheered and sang, the harder they pressed forward: How the M.E.N. reported the Somme". Retrieved 31 October 2019.