Harry Cann

Harry Cann (31 March 1905 – 1980) was an English professional footballer who made 225 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Plymouth Argyle.[1][3]

Harry Cann
Personal information
Full name Harry Cann
Date of birth (1905-03-31)31 March 1905[1][2]
Place of birth Tintagel, England[1]
Date of death 1980 (aged 74–75)[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3]
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Tintagel
1927–1939 Plymouth Argyle 225 (0)
1939–19?? Fulham 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Cann was born in Tintagel, Cornwall.[1] He played for his local club (Tintagel A.F.C.) before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1927. He made his debut in the Football League towards the end of the 1927–28 season, and took over from Fred Craig as first-choice goalkeeper the following year. He joined Fulham on a free transfer in 1939.[3] The Second World War put an end to his League career,[1] but he played for Fulham in the 1939–40 season of the wartime competitions,[4] and also featured as a guest for West Ham United.[5]

His brother, Leonard Cann, was also a goalkeeper for Tintagel and once appeared in a Southern League game for Argyle while on trial with the reserve team.[6]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 51. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  2. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. "Harry Cann". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
  4. Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War 1939–45. London: Headline. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
  5. Marsh, Steve. "WW2 Guest Players". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  6. "Cann's Brother for Reserves". The Western Morning News. 19 November 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Further reading
  • Dyer, Peter (2005) Tintagel: a portrait of a parish. [Cambridge]: Cambridge Books; pp. 451–81


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