Harry Montford

Harry Montford
Personal information
Full name Henry James Parker Montford[1]
Date of birth 1859[1]
Place of birth Newtown, Powys, Wales[1]
Date of death 1942 (aged 83)
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newtown
1888–1889 Stoke 1 (0)
Stoke Town

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Henry James Parker "Harry" Montford (1859 – 1942) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]

Career

Montford played for his local club Newtown before he joined Stoke in 1888 where his brother Edgar was playing.[1] He was a member of Stoke's reserve side the 'Swifts' and was overlooked by manager Harry Lockett for the first team making just one league appearance against Accrington in September 1888.[1] His only other senior appearance came in the FA Cup against Warwick County.[1] Stoke lost and most of the reserve players including Montford were released. He later went on to play for Stoke Town.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1888–89 101020
Career Total 101020

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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