Samuel Eyres (1885 – 31 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Manchester City.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1885[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Droylsden, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | (aged 32) | ||
| Place of death | Passchendaele, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Colne | |||
| Crewe Alexandra | |||
| Failsworth | |||
| Hyde | |||
| 1907 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editEyres served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.[4] He was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 October 1917 and is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.[2][4][5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Manchester City | 1906–07[3] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Samuel Eyres on Lives of the First World War
- ^ a b "Samuel Eyres | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b "S Eyres". BlueMoon. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details: S Eyres". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Gunner Sam EYRES". Masonic Great War Project. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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