Harold Meadowcroft

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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

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

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. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 200. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d 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.


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