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Henry Hargreaves (footballer)

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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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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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 during the First World War. He was killed in action in France on 9 December 1917, serving as a private in the North Staffordshire Regiment.[1][3][2]

Career statistics

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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

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ a b c "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.