Henry Salmon

Henry Salmon

Personal information
Full name	Henry Salmon[1]
Date of birth	14 March 1910[1]
Place of birth	Fenton, England[1]
Date of death	30 July 1944 (aged 34)[1]
Place of death	Caen, France[1]
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Stoke St Peter's
–	Longton Hall
–	Macclesfield Town
1932–1933	Stoke City	3	(1)
1933–1934	Millwall	27	(1)
1934–1935	Wellington Town
1936–1937	Southport	24	(0)
–	Shrewsbury Town
Total		54	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Henry "Harry" Salmon (14 March 1910 – 30 July 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall, Southport, and Stoke City.^[1]

Career

Salmon was born in Fenton and played with local club's Stoke St Peter's, Longton Hall and Macclesfield Town before joining Stoke City in 1932.^[1] He played three matches for Stoke scoring once in a 4–0 win against Oldham Athletic in the 1932–33 season as Stoke won the Second Division title.^[1] He left at the end of the season for London club Millwall and suffered relegation.^[1] He returned north to play for Wellington Town, Southport and Shrewsbury Town.^[1]

Career statistics

• Sourced from Henry Salmon profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		3rd Div. Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stoke City	1932–33	Second Division	3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
	1933–34	First Division	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Millwall	1934–35	Third Division South	14	1	0	0	1	0	15	1
	1935–36	Third Division South	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
Southport	1937–38	Third Division North	24	0	1	0	1	0	26	0
Career total			54	2	1	0	2	0	57	2

Honours

Stoke City

• Football League Second Division champions: 1932–33

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.