Harry Hodgkinson (footballer)

Harry Hodgkinson

Personal information
Full name	Henry Thomas Hodgkinson[1]
Date of birth	March 1862[1]
Place of birth	Burslem, England[1]
Date of death	11 October 1945 (age 83)[1]
Place of death	Ipstones, England[1]
Playing position	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1879–1888	Port Vale[2]	110	(11)
Total		110	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Henry Thomas "Harry" Hodgkinson (March 1862 – 11 October 1945) was an English footballer who was one of Port Vale's first players.

Playing career

Hodgkinson was one of Port Vale's original players when it was founded in the 1870s.^[1] The first recorded game he played was a friendly on 27 October 1883, which was lost 4–1 at home to Preston North End.^[1] He appeared regularly in the team and helped the club win the Burslem Challenge Cup and share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1885.^[1] He also helped the club reach the FA Cup fifth round in 1886, eventually Vale pulled out of the replay against Brentwood.^[1] He lost his first team spot in September 1887 and was forced to retire through injury in 1888.^[1]

Statistics

Club	Season	FA Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1882–83	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1883–84	0	0	9	0	9	0
	1884–85	0	0	28	5	28	5
	1885–86	5	0	31	4	36	4
	1886–87	3	0	27	0	30	0
	1887–88	0	0	7	2	7	2
Total		8	0	102	11	110	11

Honours

with Port Vale

• Burslem Challenge Cup winner: 1885
• North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup winner: 1885 (shared)

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. In all competitions (also played many unrecorded games)