Harry Hanger

Harold Hanger (1886 – 23 March 1918) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre half.[1]

Harry Hanger
Personal information
Full name Harold Hanger[1]
Date of birth 1886
Place of birth Kettering, England
Date of death 23 March 1918 (aged 31–32)[2]
Place of death Somme, France
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1903 Kettering Town
1903–1905 Northampton Town
1905–1906 Kettering Town
1906–1909 Bradford City 73 (3)
1909 → Kettering Town (loan)
1909–1915 Crystal Palace 168 (7)
Total 241 (10)
National team
Southern League XI 1
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Hanger was born in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and began his career with Kettering Town.[3] He went on to play for Bradford City, Crystal Palace and Northampton Town.[4][5]

For Bradford City, he made 73 appearances in the Football League; he also made six FA Cup appearances.[6]

For Crystal Palace, he made 168 appearances in the Southern League; he also made 10 FA Cup appearances.[7]

Hanger left Crystal Palace to undertake military service in World War I.[8][9] He served as a private in the 5th Royal Irish Lancers and was killed in action in France on 23 March 1918.[10] He is commemorated on the Pozières Memorial.[2]

Personal life

Hanger's brother Percy was also a footballer.[11]

Sources
  • Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.
  • Harris, Clive; Whippy, Julian (2008). The Greater Game: Sporting Icons Who Fell in The Great War. Pen & Sword Military. ISBN 9781844157624.
  • King, Ian (2012). Crystal Palace: The Complete Record 1905–2011. Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-78091-221-9.
  • Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. Breedon Books. ISBN 0907969542.

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 125. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. "Casualty". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. King, p. 540
  4. Frost, p. 397
  5. "Profile". Holmesdale.net. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  6. Frost, p. 383
  7. King, p. 541
  8. Purkiss and Sands, p. 309
  9. "1905–1920: SOUTHERN LEAGUE DAYS". Crystal Palace F.C. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  10. "Harold Hanger | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  11. "Hanger Harry Image 2 Crystal Palace 1913". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 5 December 2018.


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