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Carl Hooper (footballer)

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Carl Hooper
Personal information
Full name Charles Hooper[1]
Date of birth (1903-10-23)23 October 1903[1]
Place of birth Darlington,[1] County Durham, England
Date of death 10 August 1972(1972-08-10) (aged 68)[1]
Place of death Darlington,[2] County Durham, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Darlington
Cockfield
Darlington Railway Athletic
Crook Town
1925–1926 Lincoln City 34 (6)
Shildon
Notts County 0 (0)
1927 York City 6 (2)
Chesterfield 3 (0)
Willington
1928–192? Norwich City 3 (0)
Darlington Wire Works
Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
Worksop Town
West Stanley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles "Carl" Hooper (23 October 1903 – 10 August 1972) was an English footballer who made 40 appearances in the Football League playing for Lincoln City, Chesterfield and Norwich City. He played in non-league football for numerous teams in his native north-east of England,[3] in the Midland League for York City,[4] and was on the books of Notts County and Sheffield Wednesday without representing either in the league. He played as an inside forward.[3]

Hooper's brother Mark played 500 Football League games for Darlington and Sheffield Wednesday, and other brothers Bill and Danny also played league football.[3][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Carl Hooper". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  2. ^ Basson, Stuart (18 February 2010). "Football League players, 1921 to 2009". Chesterfield F.C. Archived from the original (Excel spreadsheet) on 29 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ Batters, Dave (2008). York City: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-633-0.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Chris (28 February 2007). "Echo Memories: Women take on the men's role on and off the football pitch". The Northern Echo. Darlington. p. 24. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013 – via AccessMyLibrary.