Henry Hargreaves (footballer)

Henry Hargreaves (1893 – 9 December 1917) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]

Henry Hargreaves
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 AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1912–13[1] Southern League First Division 200020
1913–14[1] Southern League Second Division 910091
1914–15[4] 23441275
Career Total 38441425

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. Smith, Peter (9 November 2018). "The heroic and tragic stories of the 21 names Stoke City honoured in Remembrance". stokesentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Stoke Squad 1914/15". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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