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English footballer

Arthur Hartshorne
Personal information
Full name Albert Hartshorne
Date of birth December 1880
Place of birth Darlaston, England
Date of death 10 February 1915(1915-02-10) (aged 34)
Place of death Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) 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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert "Arthur" Hartshorne (December 1880 – 10 February 1915) 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.

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. 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. He made 53 First Division appearances for the "Potters". It was a disappointment when he was sold to Southampton in the summer of 1905. He helped the "Saints" to claim a second-place finish in the Southern League in 1905–06 and was an ever-present in their run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. He later played for Southern League rivals Northampton Town.

Later life

Hartshorne became a tool-maker after the end of his football career. 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.

Style of play

Hartshorne was a "well-built" and pacey left-back who boasted good ball-control skills.

Career statistics

Source:

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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  4. ^ "Albert Hartshorne | SaintsPlayers.co.uk". saintsplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. "Hartshorne, Albert". CWGC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. Arthur Hartshorne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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