Richard Herron

Richard Herron
Personal information
Full name	Richard Herron
Date of birth	1890
Place of birth	Durham, England
Date of death	19 September 1918 (aged 27–28)
Place of death	Aisne, France
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
	West Stanley
1910–1915	Stoke
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Herron (1890 – 19 September 1918) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.^[1]

Career

Herron was born in Durham and began his career with non-league West Stanley.^[1] He moved to Stoke in 1910 who at the time were playing in the Southern League and began a useful back up to first choice Bert Gadsden.^[1] He played in 20 matches in 1914–15 as Stoke won the Southern Football League Division Two title and were able to gain re-election to the Football League and Herron was tipped to become a fine goalkeeper. However, World War I was declared and Herron joined the Army. He was killed in action in France in 1917.^[1]^[3]

Career statistics

Club	Season	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke^[1]	1910–11	5	0	0	0	5	0
	1911–12	16	0	0	0	16	0
	1912–13	5	0	0	0	5	0
	1913–14	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1914–15	18	0	2	0	20	0
Career Total		44	0	2	0	46	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ ^a ^b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
^ Smith, Peter (9 November 2018). "The heroic and tragic stories of the 21 names Stoke City honoured in Remembrance". stokesentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[The_Encyclopaedia_of_Stoke_City-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[CWGC-2] "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

[3] Smith, Peter (9 November 2018). "The heroic and tragic stories of the 21 names Stoke City honoured in Remembrance". stokesentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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