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William Ingham
English footballer active 1902 - 1915
William Harold Ingham (1882 – after 1915) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bristol City and Gainsborough Trinity, and the Southern League for West Ham United, Plymouth Argyle and Norwich City.[1][2] He was a centre forward.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Harold Ingham[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1882 | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Aberdare Athletic | ||
| 1903–1904 | West Ham United | 2 | (0) |
| 1904–1905 | Aberdare Athletic | ||
| 1905–1906 | Bristol City | 1 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Gainsborough Trinity | 28 | (7) |
| 1907–1909 | Plymouth Argyle | 78 | (19) |
| 1909–1910 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| 1910–1914 | Norwich City | 131 | (32) |
| 1914–191? | Darlington | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ingham began his career with Aberdare Athletic before joining West Ham United in 1903.[1][3] He made two league appearances in one season with the club and then returned to Aberdare.[1][4] In April 1905, Ingham played for Aberdare in the Welsh Cup final against Wrexham.[5] He was signed by Bristol City later that year, where he played in one league game.[2] In 1906, he joined Gainsborough Trinity and scored seven goals in 28 league appearances for the club.[2] Having moved to Plymouth Argyle the following year, Ingham was the club's top goalscorer in his first season.[1] He made 80 appearances for Argyle in all competitions and scored 20 goals before joining Accrington Stanley in 1909.[1]
He went on to play for Norwich City and was twice selected to play for the Southern League representative side.[1][2] Together with Norwich team-mate Percy Sutcliffe, Ingham signed professional forms with North-Eastern League club Darlington in 1914.[6] He scored 18 goals in league competition in the 1914–15 season and scored once from five appearances in the FA Cup.[7] Competitive football was suspended in 1915 due to the First World War and there is no record of Ingham resuming his career after the conflict.[1]
- "Harry Ingham". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 135. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- "Bristol City match preview". West Ham United F.C. Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "William Ingham". West Ham Stats. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Welsh Cup Final 1904/05". Welsh Football Data Archive. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- "Darlington Football. Stormy scenes at town club's Annual Meeting". North-Eastern Daily Gazette. Middlesbrough. 27 June 1914. p. 3.
- Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. pp. 15, 21. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.