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Harwood Greenhalgh |
Notts County
FC
2 caps, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D 1 L 0 F 4:
A 2
67% successful
1872-73
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Ernest Harwood Greenhalgh |
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Born |
6 March 1849
in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire [registered in Mansfield, March 1849] |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1851 census,
where he was transcribed as Harwood Ernest, the two year-old was the
eldest of two children to Herbert John and Emma Anne (née Leavers). His father was a Lace
Manufacturer and they all, along with four servants, at 1129 Bath Lane in
Mansfield. |
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According to the 1861 census,
twelve year-old Harwood, as he was named, is now the eldest of five
children. Now living with parents, at 3 Bath Vale, on Bath
Lane in Mansfield |
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According to the 1871 census,
EH was the only one still living with his parents at Bath Vale. Trading as
a Cotton Doubler. |
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According to the 1881 census,
Ernest H was head of his own household, alongside his brother, Harold, at
Carr Bank, in Nursery Street, Mansfield. Still a Cotton Doubler, in charge
of 320 women, 50 men, and 8 boys. |
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According to the 1891 census,
bachelor Ernest H. was again living with his father, Herbert, now widowed,
they are all now residing with his sons at Carr Bank. |
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According to the 1901 census,
E Harwood had married once again. He and his wife, Kate, were living at 47
West Hill Drive in Mansfield. |
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According to the 1911 census,
Ernest Harwood and his wife were living at 48 Belvedere
Street in Mansfield, he was now a Yarn Agent and Salesman. His wife is
described as feeble-minded. |
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Married |
Greenhalgh
married Anne Wilson on 12 January 1874 at Christ Church, Somer Town in
Middlesex, but the new bride died shortly afterwards. He re-married
on 11 April 1898 to Catherine Winifred Goddard at Nottingham Register Office. |
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Died |
11 July 1922, aged
73 years 127 days
[registered in Nottingham, July 1922]. |
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Height/Weight |
not known. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990], Andy Mitchell's
First Elevens [2012] & FindMyPast.com |
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Club Career |
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Club(s) |
Played for
Notts County FC between 1867 and 1883. His arrival helped to "greatly
improve (their) results, due mainly to his great influence and leadership"
-
Gibbons, Philip (2001). Association
Football in Victorian England - A History of the Game from 1863 to 1900.
Upfront Publishing, p.20. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup
semi-finalists 1882-83; |
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Individual honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of
eleven who became the first
players
to appear for England. He is generally regarded as the
second, as his name appears second on any teamsheet. |
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Position(s) |
Full-back. |
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First match |
No. 1, 30
November 1872,
Scotland 0 England 0, friendly match at The West of Scotland Cricket
Ground, Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, aged
23 years
269 days. |
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Last match |
No. 2, 8 March 1873, England 4 Scotland 2,
friendly match at Surrey Cricket Ground, The Oval, Kennington, London, aged
24 years 2 days. |
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Major tournaments |
None. |
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Team honours |
None. |
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Individual honours |
None. |
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Distinctions |
None. |
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Beyond England |
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After retiring from
playing in 1883, Greenhalgh continued to play an important part in the
development of football, helping to found Greenhalgh's F.C. in Mansfield.
He was also the owner of Field Mill in Mansfield which was the home of
Mansfield Mechanics F.C., until becoming the home of Mansfield Town in
1916. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.112. |
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Harwood Greenhalgh - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Minutes |
Goals |
Goals
Ave. min |
Comp.
Goals |
Captain |
Discipline |
| 2 |
2 |
0 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Harwood Greenhalgh
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
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Home |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
2.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
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Away |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
=0 |
1 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All
- Friendly |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
+2 |
1 |
1 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
66.7 |
+1 |
Notes
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