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Harry Wallbanks

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Harry Wallbanks
Personal information
Full name Harold Wallbanks[1]
Date of birth 27 July 1921
Place of birth Chopwell, England
Date of death April 1993 (1993-05) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death Whitehaven, England
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1938 Chopwell Colliery
1938–1949 Fulham 33 (1)
1944–1945Sunderland (guest) 21 (0)
1949–1952 Southend United 39 (2)
1952–1953 Workington 26 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Wallbanks (27 July 1921 – April 1993), sometimes known as Choppy Wallbanks,[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a right half in the Football League for Fulham, Southend United and Workington.[1] He played as a guest for Sunderland during the Second World War.[3][4]

Personal life

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Wallbanks' brothers Fred, John, Horace and Jimmy also became footballers.[5] He worked as a miner in Northumberland during the Second World War.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Harry Wallbanks". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Fulham and the Second World War Part 4 – Season 1945/46". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Fulham and the Second World War Part 3 – Seasons 1943/44-1944/45". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Harry Wallbanks". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ^ Matthews, Tony (2005). Football Oddities. Stroud: The History Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7524-9376-3.