Henry Pinkerton
Henry Pinkerton (7 May 1915 – 1986) was a Scottish footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Pinkerton[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1915[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1986 (aged 70–71)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1935 | Hull City | 2 | (1) |
| 1935–1936 | Port Vale | 3 | (0) |
| 1936–1938 | Burnley | 3 | (0) |
| 1938–1947 | Falkirk | 6 | (0) |
| Bo'ness United | |||
| Total | 8+ | (1+) | |
| National team | |||
| 1939 | Scotland (wartime) | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Pinkerton played for Hull City before joining Port Vale in May 1935.[1] After just two games he was released at the end of the 1935–36 season, at which point he moved on to Burnley.[1] He made his Burnley debut on 26 September 1936 in the goalless draw with Swansea Town at Turf Moor.[2] Pinkerton made two further league appearances for Burnley in the 1937–38 campaign, before leaving to play for Falkirk[3] and later Bo'ness United. After quitting professional football, he emigrated to Canada to work as a coach.
Statistics
Source:[4]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hull City | 1934–35 | Second Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Port Vale | 1935–36 | Second Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Burnley | 1936–37 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1937–38 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
References
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 231. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. Burnley: Burnley Football Club. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Henry Pinkerton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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