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Harry
Johnson |
Sheffield United FC
6 appearances, 0 goals
P 6 W 3 D 1 L 2 F
11:
A 8
58% successful
1900-03
captain: none
minutes played: 540 |
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Timeline |
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William Harrison Johnson |
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Birth |
4 January 1876 in Ecclesfield,
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in
Wortley, March 1876]. |
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Baptism |
2 February 1876 at St. Mary's Church, Ecclesfield. |
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According to the 1881
census, Wm H. is the third of five children to Thomas and Maria. They live
in Coil Lane in Ecclesfield. His father was a bolt maker. |
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According to the 1891
census, William H. is now the second of eight children. They still live in
Coil Lane. He is an iron moulder, his father is a nut & bolt maker. |
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Marriage |
to Elizabeth Briggs, 31 July 1898 at
Ecclesfield Parish Church
[registered in Wortley, September 1898]. |
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According to the 1901
census, William H, is now married to Lizzie. They have two children, Harry
and Jessie. They live at Church Lane in Ecclesfield. He is a jobbing
moulder in ironworks. |
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According to the 1911
census, William Harrison remains married, still with two children. He is
now an assistant football trainer and they all live at The Wheel in
Ecclesfield.
A third child was born a month after this census
return, Tom. |
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According to the 1921
census, William Harrison remains married, and is with two of his children. He is
still an assistant football trainer at Sheffield United FC, and they all live at
233 The Wheel. |
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Cannot be found on the 1939 register. |
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Death |
17 July 1940,
aged
64 years 192 days
[registered in Wortley, September 1940]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Started his career with Sheffield local clubs, Atlas FC
and Norfolk Works FC. Had a spell with Ecclesfield Church FC before
joining Sheffield United FC in 1895. He retired through injury in 1909
after completing 242 league appearances, in which he scored six goals. |
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Club honours |
Football League runners-up
1896-97, 1899-1900, Champions 1897-98;
FA Cup winners 1898-99, 1901-02, runners-up
1900-01;
The Sheriff of London's Charity Shield shared 1898; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (one
appearance). |
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Distinctions |
Father of Harry and Tom Johnson
(Sheffield United FC). |
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Height/Weight |
5'
9", 12st.
11lbs [1901]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of five who became 247th players
(247) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Right/left-half |
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First match |
No. 68, 17 March 1900, Ireland
0 England 2, a British Championship match at Lansdowne Road, Ballsbridge,
Dublin, aged
24 years
72 days. |
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Last match |
No. 79,
4 April 1903, England 1 Scotland 2,
a
British Championship match at Bramall Lane, Highfield, Sheffield, aged
27 years 90 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1899-1900, 1902-03; |
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Team honours |
British
Championship shared 1902-03; |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Died 22 days after Tom Cooper |
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Beyond England |
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After injury forced his retirement
from playing, Johnson remained with Sheffield United FC when he became the
assistant trainer, remaining on the Bramall Lane staff until the
mid-1930's. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.145. |
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