Joe North

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Joe North
Personal information
Full name Ernest Joseph North
Date of birth 23 September 1895
Place of birth Burton-on-Trent, England
Date of death 24 August 1955(1955-08-24) (aged 59)
Place of death Havant, England
Height 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Atlas & Norfolk Works
1914 Sheffield United 0 (0)
Tank Corps
1919–1922 Arsenal 23 (6)
1922–1923 Reading 4 (0)
1923–1924 Gillingham 39 (11)
1924–1926 Norwich City 56 (19)
1926–19?? Watford 6 (0)
Northfleet United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Ernest Joseph North MM (23 September 1895 – 24 August 1955) was an English professional footballer. North, who played as a centre forward, played for Sheffield United, Arsenal, Reading, Gillingham, Norwich City, Watford and Northfleet United. He was also a professional cricketer for Middlesex.[2]

Career[]

North's early footballing career was interrupted by World War I, in which he enlisted and served as an acting sergeant in the Royal Engineers and the Machine Gun Corps and then as a lieutenant in the Tank Corps.[3] North won the Military Medal during the conflict.[4] During this time he also featured as a guest player for Sheffield United.[2]

North joined Arsenal in 1919 as an amateur. A centre forward, he scored on his debut in a First Division match against Oldham Athletic on 7 February 1920. However, he was used mainly as backup for Henry White and Fred Pagnam, and made just 23 league appearances (scoring six goals) in three seasons before leaving Highbury for Reading in May 1922.[5][2]

He later played for Watford, Norwich City and Gillingham.[6] After retiring, he was briefly a coach at Northfleet United. He also played cricket for Middlesex and later became an umpire in the Minor Counties Championship.[5][2]

References[]

  1. ^ The Vagrant (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Arsenal". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ a b c d "Joe North". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  3. ^ Ernest Joseph North on Lives of the First World War
  4. ^ "WW1: Gunners at War". The Arsenal History. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b Harris, Jeff (1995). Hogg, Tony (ed.). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. p. 97. ISBN 1-899429-03-4.
  6. ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 24. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.


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