Introduction
John Warwick Huggins (2 June 1886 – 26 April 1915) was an English professional football outside left who played in the Football League for Sunderland. He also played in the Southern League for Reading.
Personal life
Huggins attended Bede College in Durham. He later worked as a teacher and while a footballer with Reading, he taught at Swansea Road School. A pre-war member of the Bede College company in the Durham Light Infantry, Huggins enlisted as a private in regiment soon after Britain's entry into the First World War and was killed near Saint-Julien during the Second Battle of Ypres on 26 April 1915. After being initially buried by the Germans in a cemetery in Wallemolen, Belgium, Huggins' remains were moved to Perth (China Wall) Cemetery after the war.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sunderland | 1906–07 | First Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1907–08 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Reading | 1908–09 | Southern League First Division | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Career total | 45 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 8 | ||