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Harry Hampson
The basics
Quick facts
A.K.A.
Harold Hampson
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
8 June 1918(Little Hulton, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom)
Death:
24 June 1942
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The details
Biography
Introduction
Harold Hampson (8 June 1918 – 24 June 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Southport and Sheffield United.
Personal life
Hampson's brother Jimmy was also a footballer. Hampson became the first Sheffield United footballer to enlist in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War and was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. Serving as a corporal in the 110th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (5th Battalion, Border Regiment), he died of septicaemia in a "north-western military hospital" on 24 June 1942 and was buried in Peel (St Paul) Churchyard.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southport | 1936–37 | Third Division North | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 1937–38 | 32 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 18 | ||
| Southport total | 39 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 19 | ||
| Sheffield United | 1939–40 | Second Division | 39 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 13 |
| 1939–40 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Sheffield United total | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 87 | 32 | ||