Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1885 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Droylsden, England [2] | ||
Date of death | (aged 32) | ||
Place of death | Passchendaele, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Colne | |||
Crewe Alexandra | |||
Failsworth | |||
Hyde | |||
1907 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel Eyres (1885 – 31 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Manchester City. [3]
Eyres served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War. [4] He was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 October 1917 and is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. [2] [4] [5]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Manchester City | 1906–07 [3] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1885 [1] | ||
Place of birth | Droylsden, England [2] | ||
Date of death | (aged 32) | ||
Place of death | Passchendaele, Belgium | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Colne | |||
Crewe Alexandra | |||
Failsworth | |||
Hyde | |||
1907 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Samuel Eyres (1885 – 31 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Manchester City. [3]
Eyres served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War. [4] He was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 October 1917 and is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery. [2] [4] [5]
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Manchester City | 1906–07 [3] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |