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Eric Hampson
Personal information
Full name Eric Hampson [1]
Date of birth (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 [1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
Summerbank
1940–1952 Stoke City 8 (0)
Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Hampson (born 11 November 1921) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. [1]

Life and career

Hampson was born in Stoke-on-Trent. He joined Stoke City from local feeder club Summerbank during World War II. [1] He joined the Army in 1944 and returned to Stoke in 1948 where he made just eight appearances in four seasons before leaving for non-league Stafford Rangers. [1]

He retired from professional football in 1954. In 1959, it was reported that Hampson subsequently became a confectioner and tobacconist, and had moved to Bognor with his wife, Ethel. [2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City [1] 1948–49 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1949–50 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1950–51 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1951–52 First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career Total 8 0 0 0 8 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN  0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Bognor Regis Observer, 8 May 1959, pg. 4


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Eric Hampson
Personal information
Full name Eric Hampson [1]
Date of birth (1921-11-11)11 November 1921 [1]
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
Summerbank
1940–1952 Stoke City 8 (0)
Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Hampson (born 11 November 1921) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City. [1]

Life and career

Hampson was born in Stoke-on-Trent. He joined Stoke City from local feeder club Summerbank during World War II. [1] He joined the Army in 1944 and returned to Stoke in 1948 where he made just eight appearances in four seasons before leaving for non-league Stafford Rangers. [1]

He retired from professional football in 1954. In 1959, it was reported that Hampson subsequently became a confectioner and tobacconist, and had moved to Bognor with his wife, Ethel. [2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City [1] 1948–49 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1949–50 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1950–51 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1951–52 First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career Total 8 0 0 0 8 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN  0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ Bognor Regis Observer, 8 May 1959, pg. 4



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