Personal information | |||
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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] | ||
Position(s) | Right half, outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1907 | Whitworth | ||
1907–1908 | Rochdale | 35 | (3) |
Macclesfield | |||
1912 | Glossop | 10 | (0) |
1913 | Bury | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft (1889 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Bury. [1] He played as a right half or outside right. [1]
Meadowcroft was one of 14 children and grew up in Bury. [3] [4] He worked as a commercial traveller. [4] In 1914, during the early months of the First World War he enlisted in the Manchester Regiment. [3] Serving as a corporal in the Manchester Pals, [5] Meadowcroft was shot by a sniper while leading his section during the capture of Mametz on the first day of the Somme. [3] [6] He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz. [2]
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] | ||
Position(s) | Right half, outside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
–1907 | Whitworth | ||
1907–1908 | Rochdale | 35 | (3) |
Macclesfield | |||
1912 | Glossop | 10 | (0) |
1913 | Bury | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft (1889 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Bury. [1] He played as a right half or outside right. [1]
Meadowcroft was one of 14 children and grew up in Bury. [3] [4] He worked as a commercial traveller. [4] In 1914, during the early months of the First World War he enlisted in the Manchester Regiment. [3] Serving as a corporal in the Manchester Pals, [5] Meadowcroft was shot by a sniper while leading his section during the capture of Mametz on the first day of the Somme. [3] [6] He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz. [2]