Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Anderson Harkins [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 April 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Milton, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 22 April 1916[1] | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Amarah, Ottoman Iraq | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Black Watch | |||
1906–1908 | Middlesbrough | 39 | (0) |
1908–1909 | Broxburn Athletic | ||
1909–1910 | Bathgate | ||
1910–1912 | Leeds City | 63 | (0) |
1912–1914 | Darlington | ||
1914–1915 | Coventry City | 18 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Anderson Harkins (10 April 1881 – 22 April 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds City and Middlesbrough. [2] [3] [4]
Harkins enlisted in the Black Watch in June 1898 and was bought out of the army by Middlesbrough in September 1906. [5] [6] Soon after Britain's entry into the First World War in August 1914, Harkins re-enlisted in the Black Watch. [2] He was serving as an acting corporal when he was killed in action near Amarah, Iraq on 22 April 1916. [5] He was buried in Amara War Cemetery. [1]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough | 1906–07 [3] | First Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
1907–08 [3] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Leeds City | 1910–11 [7] | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
1911–12 [7] | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Total | 63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
Coventry City | 1914–15 [3] | Southern League Second Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Career total | 120 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 1 |
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | John Anderson Harkins [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 April 1881 | ||
Place of birth | Milton, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 22 April 1916[1] | (aged 35)||
Place of death | Amarah, Ottoman Iraq | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Black Watch | |||
1906–1908 | Middlesbrough | 39 | (0) |
1908–1909 | Broxburn Athletic | ||
1909–1910 | Bathgate | ||
1910–1912 | Leeds City | 63 | (0) |
1912–1914 | Darlington | ||
1914–1915 | Coventry City | 18 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Anderson Harkins (10 April 1881 – 22 April 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds City and Middlesbrough. [2] [3] [4]
Harkins enlisted in the Black Watch in June 1898 and was bought out of the army by Middlesbrough in September 1906. [5] [6] Soon after Britain's entry into the First World War in August 1914, Harkins re-enlisted in the Black Watch. [2] He was serving as an acting corporal when he was killed in action near Amarah, Iraq on 22 April 1916. [5] He was buried in Amara War Cemetery. [1]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Middlesbrough | 1906–07 [3] | First Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
1907–08 [3] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
Leeds City | 1910–11 [7] | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
1911–12 [7] | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
Total | 63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
Coventry City | 1914–15 [3] | Southern League Second Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
Career total | 120 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 1 |