Harold Meadowcroft
Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft (1889 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional football right half and outside right who played in the Football League for Glossop and Bury.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Workington, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 26–27)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France[3] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right half, outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Whitworth | |||
| Rochdale | |||
| 1912 | Glossop | 10 | (0) |
| 1913 | Bury | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Personal life
Meadowcroft was one of 14 children.[3] In 1914, during the early months of the First World War he enlisted in the Manchester Regiment.[3] Serving as a corporal, Meadowcroft was shot by a sniper while leading his section on the first day of the Somme.[3] He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.[2]
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References
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 200. ISBN 190589161X.
- "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- Britton, Paul (1 July 2016). "The louder they cheered and sang, the harder they pressed forward: How the M.E.N. reported the Somme". Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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