Harold Meadowcroft
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Workington, England | ||
| Date of death | 1 July 1916 (aged 26–27)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Right half, outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1907 | Whitworth | ||
| 1907–1908 | Rochdale | 35 | (3) |
| Macclesfield | |||
| 1912 | Glossop | 10 | (0) |
| 1913 | Bury | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft (1889 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Bury.[1] He played as a right half or outside right.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Meadowcroft was one of 14 children and grew up in Bury.[3][4] He worked as a commercial traveller.[4] In 1914, during the early months of the First World War he enlisted in the Manchester Regiment.[3] Serving as a corporal in the Manchester Pals,[5] Meadowcroft was shot by a sniper while leading his section during the capture of Mametz on the first day of the Somme.[3][6] He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 200. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d Britton, Paul (1 July 2016). "The louder they cheered and sang, the harder they pressed forward: How the M.E.N. reported the Somme". Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Remembering Our Former Players Who Lost Their Lives During WW1 This Armistice Day". www.rochdaleafc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Harold Meadowcroft on Lives of the First World War
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- 1889 births
- 1916 deaths
- Sportspeople from Workington
- Men's association football wing halves
- Men's association football outside forwards
- English men's footballers
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- Glossop North End A.F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Manchester Regiment soldiers
- Military personnel from Cumbria
- British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme
- Burials at Dantzig Alley British Cemetery
- Deaths by firearm in France
- Footballers from Cumbria
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs
- Macclesfield F.C. players