Harry Williams (footballer, born 1898)
 Williams while with Manchester United in 1922. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Archibald Williams[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1898[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Hucknall Torkard, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 8 April 1980 (aged 81)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Sheerness, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left, centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hucknall Olympic | |||
| 1918–1921 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 1921–1922 | Chesterfield | 29 | (10) |
| 1922–1923 | Manchester United | 5 | (2) |
| 1923–1925 | Brentford | 52 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry Archibald Williams (29 July 1898 – 8 April 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Sunderland, Chesterfield, Manchester United and Brentford.[3]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1920–21[4] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Chesterfield | 1920–21[5] | Midland League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1921–22[6] | Third Division North | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 10 | ||
| Total | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | ||
| Manchester United | 1922–23[7] | Second Division | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | |||
| Brentford | 1923–24[8] | Third Division South | 25 | 5 | 3 | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| 1924–25[8] | Third Division South | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Total | 52 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 56 | 8 | |||
| Career total | 87 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 93 | 20 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup
Honours
[edit]Chesterfield
- Derbyshire Senior Cup: 1920–21[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921 to date". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Chesterfield". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ "Harry Williams". TheStatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1920-21". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1921-22". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Harry (1922–1923) Williams – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 367–368. ISBN 0951526200.
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