Henry Salmon
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Salmon[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1910[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fenton, Staffordshire, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 1944 (aged 34)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Caen, France[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Stoke St Peter's | |||
| Longton Hall | |||
| 1928 | Macclesfield | 1 | (0) |
| 1932–1933 | Stoke City | 3 | (1) |
| 1933–1934 | Millwall | 27 | (1) |
| 1934–1935 | Wellington Town | ||
| 1936–1937 | Southport | 24 | (0) |
| Shrewsbury Town | |||
| Total | 55 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry Salmon (14 March 1910 – 30 July 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall, Southport, and Stoke City.[1]
Career
[edit]Salmon was born in Fenton and played with local clubs Stoke St Peter's, Longton Hall and Macclesfield Town before joining Stoke City in 1932.[1] He played three matches for Stoke scoring once in a 4–0 win against Oldham Athletic in the 1932–33 season as Stoke won the Second Division title.[1] He left at the end of the season for London club Millwall and suffered relegation.[1] He returned north to play for Wellington Town, Southport and Shrewsbury Town.[1]
Later life
[edit]Salmon served in World War II, being killed in action in the battle for Caen during the Normandy campaign on 30 July 1944, aged 34, and was buried at Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery (section II.C18), Tessel, Calvados, France. Then a sergeant in the 1/7th battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he left a wife, Doris. He is commemorated as 'Harry Salmon' by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Source:[3]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | 3rd Div. Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Macclesfield | 1927–28[4] | Cheshire League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stoke City | 1932–33 | Second Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1933–34 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Millwall | 1934–35 | Third Division South | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 1935–36 | Third Division South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Southport | 1937–38 | Third Division North | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Career total | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 2 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Stoke City
- Football League Second Division champions: 1932–33
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Casualty Details | CWGC".
- ^ Henry Salmon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Cheshire League - 1927-28". Silkmen Archive.
- 1910 births
- 1944 deaths
- People from Fenton, Staffordshire
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Macclesfield Town F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Telford United F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers soldiers
- British Army personnel killed in World War II
- Military personnel from Stoke-on-Trent
- 20th-century English sportsmen