Henry Hargreaves (footballer)
Henry Hargreaves (1893 – 9 December 1917) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Hargreaves[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1893[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-upon-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 9 December 1917 (aged 24)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Pas-de-Calais, France[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Newcastle Town | |||
| 1912–1915 | Stoke | 38 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Hargreaves was born in Stoke-upon-Trent and played for Newcastle Town before joining Stoke in 1912.[1] He played 42 times for Stoke in three seasons with the club scoring five goals before being called up to the army in 1916 and he died in the fighting in France, serving as a private in the South Staffordshire Regiment.[1][3][2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1912–13[1] | Southern League First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1913–14[1] | Southern League Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1914–15[4] | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Career Total | 38 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 5 | ||
References
- Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- Smith, Peter (9 November 2018). "The heroic and tragic stories of the 21 names Stoke City honoured in Remembrance". stokesentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "Stoke Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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