Harold Hampson (8 June 1918 – 24 June 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Southport and Sheffield United.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Hampson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1918[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Little Hulton, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 24 June 1942 (aged 24) | ||
| Place of death | United Kingdom | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934 | Walkden Primitive Methodists | ||
| 1935–1936 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1936 | Walkden Primitive Methodists | ||
| 1936–1938 | Southport | 42 | (19) |
| 1938–1940 | Sheffield United | 45 | (14) |
| Total | 87 | (33) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editHampson's brother Jimmy was also a footballer.[2] Hampson became the first Sheffield United footballer to enlist in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War and was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940.[3][4] Serving as a corporal in the 110th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (5th Battalion, Border Regiment), he died of septicaemia in a "north-western military hospital" on 24 June 1942 and was buried in Peel (St Paul) Churchyard.[3][4][5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southport | 1936–37[1] | Third Division North | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1937–38[1] | 32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 18 | ||
| Southport total | 39 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 19 | ||
| Sheffield United | 1939–40[1] | Second Division | 39 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 13 |
| 1939–40[1] | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United total | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 32 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Harry Hampson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "England Players – Jimmy Hampson". England Football Online. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- ^ a b Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.
- ^ a b "Death of Soldier Footballer". Birmingham Evening Mail. 25 June 1942. Retrieved 6 December 2023 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Casualty Details: Harold Hampson". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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