Arthur Hartshorne

Albert "Arthur" Hartshorne (December 1880 – 10 February 1915)[1] was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke, and in the Southern League for Northampton Town and Southampton.[2]

Arthur Hartshorne
Personal information
Full name Albert Hartshorne[1]
Date of birth December 1880[1]
Place of birth Darlaston, England[2]
Date of death 10 February 1915(1915-02-10) (aged 34)
Place of death Boulogne-sur-Mer, France[1]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Moxley White Star
1900–1902 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Burslem Port Vale 28 (3)
1903–1905 Stoke 53 (0)
1905–1906 Southampton 25 (0)
1906–1907 Northampton Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Hartshorne played for Moxley White Star and Wolverhampton Wanderers, before joining Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular throughout the 1902–03 season, scoring three goals in 28 Second Division appearances. He was sold to local rivals Stoke in April 1903 to ease Vale's financial troubles.[3] At the Victoria Ground, Hartshorne played as a regular in the 1903–04 and 1904–05 campaigns, and was fast becoming a popular player with the supporters due to his 'hard yet controlled' tackling skill.[2] He made 53 First Division appearances for the "Potters". It came as a disappointment then when he was sold to Southampton in the summer of 1905.[2] He helped the "Saints" to claim a second-place finish in the Southern League in 1905–06. He later played for Southern League rivals Northampton Town.

Later career and death

Hartshorne became a tool-maker after the end of his football career.[1] At the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Staffordshire Regiment. He died of wounds on 10 February 1915 and was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.[1][4]

Career statistics

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burslem Port Vale 1902–03 Second Division 28320303
Stoke 1902–03 First Division 400040
1903–04 First Division 26010270
1904–05 First Division 23020250
Total 53030560
Southampton 1905–06 Southern League 25050300
Career total 10631001163

Honours
Southampton

References
  1. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
  2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
  4. "Hartshorne, Albert". CWGC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. Arthur Hartshorne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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