Harry Williams (footballer, born 1898)

Henry Archibald Williams (29 July 1898 – 8 April 1980) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Sunderland, Chesterfield, Manchester United and Brentford.^[3]

Harry Williams

Williams while with Manchester United in 1922.
Personal information
Full name	Henry Archibald Williams[1]
Date of birth	(1898-07-29)29 July 1898[1]
Place of birth	Hucknall Torkard, England[1]
Date of death	8 April 1980(1980-04-08) (aged 81)[1]
Place of death	Sheerness, England[1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Inside left, centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Hucknall Olympic
1918–1921	Sunderland	1	(0)
1921–1922	Chesterfield	29	(10)
1922–1923	Manchester United	5	(2)
1923–1925	Brentford	52	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sunderland	1920–21[4]	First Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Chesterfield	1920–21[5]	Midland League	1	0	0	0	2[a]	2	3	2
	1921–22[6]	Third Division North	28	10	0	0	—		28	10
	Total		29	10	0	0	2	2	31	10
Manchester United	1922–23[7]	Second Division	5	2			—		5	2
Brentford	1923–24[8]	Third Division South	25	5	3		—		28	5
	1924–25[8]	Third Division South	27	2	1	1	—		28	3
	Total		52	7	4	1	—		56	8
Career total			87	19	4	1	2	2	93	20

1. Appearances in Derbyshire Senior Cup

Honours

Chesterfield

• Derbyshire Senior Cup: 1920–21^[5]

References

1. "Chesterfield FC: Player-based information 1921 to date". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
2. "Third Division. Northern Section. Chesterfield". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
3. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 281. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
4. "Harry Williams". TheStatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
5. "Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1920-21". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
6. "Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1921-22". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
7. "Harry (1922–1923) Williams – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
8. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 367–368. ISBN 0951526200.