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English footballer

Harrison Eke
Personal information
Date of birth February 1888
Place of birth Oakington, England
Date of death 30 April 1917(1917-04-30) (aged 29)
Place of death Bexleyheath, England
Position(s) Inside-right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St. Mary's Cray
1913 Southampton 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harrison Eke (February 1888 – 30 April 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-right in the Southern Football League for Southampton.

Personal life

Eke worked as a milkhand. On 21 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers. Serving as a private, Eke contracted tuberculosis during service and was medically discharged on 7 June 1916. He died of the disease on 30 April 1917 in Bexleyheath and was buried in Bexleyheath Cemetery.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Southampton 1913–14 Southern League First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Harrison Eke". SaintsPlayers. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ McMullen, Iain. "Harrison Eke | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. "Casualty Details: H Eke". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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