Arthur Hartshorne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albert Hartshorne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | December 1880[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Darlaston, England[2] | ||
| Date of death | 10 February 1915 (aged 34) | ||
| Place of death | Boulogne, France[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Left-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Moxley White Star | |||
| 1900–1902 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1903 | Burslem Port Vale | 28 | (3) |
| 1903–1905 | Stoke | 53 | (0) |
| 1905–1906 | Southampton | 25 | (0) |
| 1906–1907 | Northampton Town | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Albert "Arthur" Hartshorne (December 1880 – 10 February 1915)[1] was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke, and in the Southern League for Northampton Town and Southampton.[2]
Playing career
Hartshorne played for Moxley White Star and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular throughout the 1902–03 season, scoring three goals in 28 Second Division appearances. He was sold to local rivals Stoke in April 1903 to ease Vale's financial troubles.[3] At the Victoria Ground, Hartshorne played as a regular in the 1903–04 and 1904–05 campaigns, and was fast becoming a popular player with the supporters due to his 'hard yet controlled' tackling skill.[2] He made 53 First Division appearances for the "Potters". It came as a disappointment then when he was sold to Southampton in the summer of 1905.[2] He helped the "Saints" to claim a second-place finish in the Southern League in 1905–06. He later played for Southern League rivals Northampton Town.
Later career and death
Hartshorne became a tool-maker after the end of his football career.[1] At the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Staffordshire Regiment. He died of wounds on 10 February 1915 and was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.[1][4]
Career statistics
- Sourced from Arthur Hartshorne profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burslem Port Vale | 1902–03 | Second Division | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| Stoke | 1902–03 | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1903–04 | First Division | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| 1904–05 | First Division | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Total | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 0 | ||
| Southampton | 1905–06 | Southern League | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Career Total | 106 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 116 | 3 | ||
Honours
- Southampton
- Southern Football League runner-up: 1905–06
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ↑ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
- ↑ "Hartshorne, Albert". CWGC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.