| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Hope | ||
| Date of birth | (1927-12-02)2 December 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Oakengates, England | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 2009(2009-08-11) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Telford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Manchester City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1950 | Manchester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1950–1951 | Shrewsbury Town | 27 | (3) |
| 1951–1954 | Wrexham | 37 | (9) |
| Sankeys of Wellington | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Eric Hope (2 December 1927 – 11 August 2009) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward. He made appearances in the English Football League for Shrewsbury Town and Wrexham. Following his retirement from League play he worked as a production foreman at GKN Sankey in Telford, Shropshire and played for the works team.
References
- ^ "Eric Hope". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Eric Hope". Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- Jones, Mike (2008). Meadow Maestros & Misfits. Janet Beasley, Shrewsbury. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-9548099-2-8.
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- 1927 births
- 2009 deaths
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
- Wrexham A.F.C. players
- GKN Sankey F.C. players
- English Football League players
- People from Oakengates
- Footballers from Shropshire
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs