Harry_Green_(footballer,_born_1860)
Harry Green (footballer, born 1860)
English footballer
Harold Green (19 January 1860 – May 1900) was an English footballer who played at both right and left full-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Green[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1860 | ||
| Place of birth | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Date of death | May 1900 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | West Bromwich, England | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1880–1891 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Green was born in West Bromwich. He played for George Salter's Works before joining West Bromwich Albion. He played in three successive FA Cup Finals for Albion, picking up runners-up medals in 1886 and 1887 and a winner's medal in 1888 when Preston North End were defeated 2–1.
He made his league debut on 8 September 1888, at full-back for West Bromwich Albion in a 2–0 win against Stoke at the Victoria Ground, Stoke. He played nine of the "Throstles" 22 Football League matches and was part of a defence-line that achieved three clean-sheets whilst restricting the opposition to a single goal on one occasion.[2]
Harry Green was described as an excellent full-back, meaningful, sure-footed and one of the best of his era.[3]
In 1891 Green left Albion to join Old Hill Wanderers. He died in West Bromwich in May 1900 **
** According to 'The Sporting Life' dated 22/11/1900 (and reported elsewhere) he died of gout on 18/11/1900 leaving a widow and 5 children.
- Michael Joyce (October 2004). Football League players's records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 22 March 2018. (registration & fee required)
- Matthews, Tony (2012). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. The Derby Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-78091-154-0.
- Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. p. 98. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.