Arthur Hartshorne

Albert "Arthur" Hartshorne (December 1880 – 10 February 1915)[1] was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke, and in the Southern League for Northampton Town and Southampton.[2]

Arthur Hartshorne

Personal information
Full name	Albert Hartshorne[1]
Date of birth	December 1880[1]
Place of birth	Darlaston, England[2]
Date of death	10 February 1915(1915-02-10) (aged 34)
Place of death	Boulogne-sur-Mer, France[1]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Playing position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Moxley White Star
1900–1902	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1902–1903	Burslem Port Vale	28	(3)
1903–1905	Stoke	53	(0)
1905–1906	Southampton	25	(0)
1906–1907	Northampton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Hartshorne played for Moxley White Star and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular throughout the 1902–03 season, scoring three goals in 28 Second Division appearances. He was sold to local rivals Stoke in April 1903 to ease Vale's financial troubles.[3] At the Victoria Ground, Hartshorne played as a regular in the 1903–04 and 1904–05 campaigns, and was fast becoming a popular player with the supporters due to his 'hard yet controlled' tackling skill.[2] He made 53 First Division appearances for the "Potters". It came as a disappointment then when he was sold to Southampton in the summer of 1905.[2] He helped the "Saints" to claim a second-place finish in the Southern League in 1905–06. He later played for Southern League rivals Northampton Town.

Later career and death

Hartshorne became a tool-maker after the end of his football career.[1] At the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Staffordshire Regiment. He died of wounds on 10 February 1915 and was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.[1][4]

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1902–03	Second Division	28	3	2	0	30	3
Stoke	1902–03	First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1903–04	First Division	26	0	1	0	27	0
	1904–05	First Division	23	0	2	0	25	0
	Total		53	0	3	0	56	0
Southampton	1905–06	Southern League	25	0	5	0	30	0
Career total			106	3	10	0	116	3

Honours

Southampton

• Southern Football League runner-up: 1905–06

References

1. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
3. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
4. "Hartshorne, Albert". CWGC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
5. Arthur Hartshorne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)