Harry Wattie

Henry Benzie Wattie (3 June 1891 – 1 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish League for Heart of Midlothian.[5][6]

Harry Wattie

Personal information
Full name	Henry Benzie Wattie[1]
Date of birth	3 June 1891[2]
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Date of death	1 July 1916(1916-07-01) (aged 25)[3]
Place of death	near Ovillers-la-Boisselle, France[4]
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[2]
Playing position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Tranent Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1913–1915	Heart of Midlothian	57	(17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Wattie was the youngest of five brothers and attended Boroughmuir High School.[7][8] After serving four years in the Territorial Force, Wattie enlisted as a private in McCrae's Battalion of the Royal Scots during the First World War and was killed in Sausage Valley on the first day on the Somme.[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[3][1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Heart of Midlothian	1913–14[6]	Scottish First Division	24	6	1	0	25	6
	1914–15[6]		33	11	0	0	33	11
Career total			57	17	1	0	58	17

References

1. "Henry Wattie | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 18 September 2016.
2. Harry Wattie on Lives of the First World War
3. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
4. "Lochnagar Crater" (PDF). Retrieved 19 April 2020.
5. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
6. "Harry Wattie – Hearts Career – from 13 Sep 1913 to 04 Dec 1915". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
7. "Heart of Midlothian & the Great War". sites.google.com. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
8. Purdie, Tom (15 August 2014). Hearts at War 1914–1919. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3334-3.