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verification. (July 2016) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Arthur Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Southwick (Durham) | |||
| 1907–1909 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | (0) |
| 1909–1910 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | Darlington | (1) | |
| 1911–19?? | Silksworth C.W. | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Arthur Armstrong (1885 – after 1911) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. [2]
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday from his hometown club, Wearside League champions Southwick, [3] in April 1907. [1] He netted 13 goals for Wednesday's reserve when they won the Midland League in 1908,[ citation needed] but made only six first-team appearances for the Owls. [4] He moved on to West Ham United in 1909, [5] but never made an appearance for the first team, [6] and left for Darlington at the end of the season. [7] He played six FA Cup matches for his new club, scoring once, and also scored once in the North-Eastern League, [8] before moving back to the Wearside League with Silksworth Colliery Welfare. [9]
- ^ a b "New players for Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Evening Telegraph. 25 April 1907. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ "Wearside League 1892–1919". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Jackson, Stuart. "A H Armstrong". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Adrian Bullock. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Football". Portsmouth Evening News. 24 July 1909. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A Player List". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Football". Northampton Mercury. 2 September 1910. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 15, 19. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
- ^ "Silksworth Colliery". Sunderland Daily Echo. 26 August 1911. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
 | This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1885 births
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Sunderland
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Southwick F.C. (Durham) players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Silksworth Colliery Welfare F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs
| This article needs additional citations for
verification. (July 2016) |
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Arthur Armstrong | ||
| Date of birth | 1885 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| Southwick (Durham) | |||
| 1907–1909 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | (0) |
| 1909–1910 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | Darlington | (1) | |
| 1911–19?? | Silksworth C.W. | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Arthur Armstrong (1885 – after 1911) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. [2]
He signed for Sheffield Wednesday from his hometown club, Wearside League champions Southwick, [3] in April 1907. [1] He netted 13 goals for Wednesday's reserve when they won the Midland League in 1908,[ citation needed] but made only six first-team appearances for the Owls. [4] He moved on to West Ham United in 1909, [5] but never made an appearance for the first team, [6] and left for Darlington at the end of the season. [7] He played six FA Cup matches for his new club, scoring once, and also scored once in the North-Eastern League, [8] before moving back to the Wearside League with Silksworth Colliery Welfare. [9]
- ^ a b "New players for Sheffield Wednesday". Sheffield Evening Telegraph. 25 April 1907. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ "Wearside League 1892–1919". nonleaguematters.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Jackson, Stuart. "A H Armstrong". The Sheffield Wednesday Archive. Adrian Bullock. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Football". Portsmouth Evening News. 24 July 1909. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "A Player List". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ "Football". Northampton Mercury. 2 September 1910. p. 12 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 15, 19. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
- ^ "Silksworth Colliery". Sunderland Daily Echo. 26 August 1911. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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| This biographical article related to association football in England, about a forward born in the 1880s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1885 births
- English men's footballers
- Footballers from Sunderland
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Southwick F.C. (Durham) players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- West Ham United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Silksworth Colliery Welfare F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1880s birth stubs