Hamlet Handley

Hamlet Handley
Personal information
Date of birth	1873
Place of birth	Burslem, England
Date of death	27 October 1918 (aged 44–45)
Place of death	England
Position(s)	Right winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1895–1896	Burslem Port Vale
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamlet Handley (1873 – 27 October 1918) was an English footballer who played for Burslem Port Vale in the 1890s.

Career

Handley joined Burslem Port Vale in August 1895 and scored on his debut in a 2–0 win at Rotherham Town on 7 September 1895.^[1] He lost his place at the Athletic Ground the next month after a total of five Second Division appearances, and was released at the end of the season.^[1]

Handley served as a private in the North Staffordshire Regiment during the First World War and died on active service on 27 October 1918.^[2] He is buried at Burslem Cemetery in Stoke-on-Trent.^[2]

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1895–96	Second Division	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1
Total			5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1

^ ^a ^b Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 126. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
^ ^a ^b "Casualty Details: Hamlet Handley". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^ Hamlet Handley at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)