Harry Williams (footballer, born 1898)

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Harry Williams
Williams while with Manchester United in 1922.
Personal information
Full name Henry Archibald Williams[1]
Date of birth (1898-07-29)29 July 1898[1]
Place of birth Hucknall Torkard, England[1]
Date of death 8 April 1980(1980-04-08) (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]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup

Honours[edit]

Chesterfield

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Chesterfield". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ "Harry Williams". TheStatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1920-21". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1921-22". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Harry (1922–1923) Williams – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  8. ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 367–368. ISBN 0951526200.


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