Arthur Hartshorne

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Arthur Hartshorne
Personal information
Full name Albert Hartshorne[1]
Date of birth December 1880[1]
Place of birth Darlaston, England[2]
Date of death 10 February 1915(1915-02-10) (aged 34)
Place of death Boulogne-sur-Mer, France[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Moxley White Star
1900–1902 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Burslem Port Vale 28 (3)
1903–1905 Stoke 53 (0)
1905–1906 Southampton 25 (0)
1906–1907 Northampton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert "Arthur" Hartshorne (December 1880 – 10 February 1915)[1] was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke, and in the Southern League for Northampton Town and Southampton.[2]

Career[edit]

Hartshorne played for Moxley White Star and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular throughout the 1902–03 season, scoring three goals in 28 Second Division appearances. He was sold to local rivals Stoke in April 1903 to ease Vale's financial troubles.[3] At the Victoria Ground, Hartshorne played as a regular in the 1903–04 and 1904–05 campaigns, and was fast becoming a popular player with the supporters due to his 'hard yet controlled' tackling skill.[2] He made 53 First Division appearances for the "Potters". It came as a disappointment then when he was sold to Southampton in the summer of 1905.[2] He helped the "Saints" to claim a second-place finish in the Southern League in 1905–06 and was an ever-present in their run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.[4] He later played for Southern League rivals Northampton Town.

Later life[edit]

Hartshorne became a tool-maker after the end of his football career.[1] At the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Staffordshire Regiment. He died of wounds on 10 February 1915 and was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.[1][5]

Style of play[edit]

Hartshorne was a "well-built" and pacey left-back who boasted good ball-control skills.[4]

Career statistics[edit]

Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Burslem Port Vale 1902–03 Second Division 28 3 2 0 30 3
Stoke 1902–03 First Division 4 0 0 0 4 0
1903–04 First Division 26 0 1 0 27 0
1904–05 First Division 23 0 2 0 25 0
Total 53 0 3 0 56 0
Southampton 1905–06 Southern League 25 0 5 0 30 0
Career total 106 3 10 0 116 3

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  4. ^ a b "Albert Hartshorne | SaintsPlayers.co.uk". saintsplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Hartshorne, Albert". CWGC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ Arthur Hartshorne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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