Henry Pennifer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry John Pennifer | ||
| Place of birth | Stafford, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 24 March 1918[1] | ||
| Place of death | Somme, France | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1913 | Hampstead Town | ||
| 1913–1914 | Queens Park Rangers | 3 | (–) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henry John Pennifer (died 24 March 1918) was an English professional footballer who played as a half back in the Southern Football League for Queens Park Rangers.[2]
Personal life
Pennifer served as an appointed lance corporal in the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[1] He was killed in action in the Somme sector of the Western Front on 24 March 1918 and is commemorated on the Pozières Memorial.[3][4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1914–15[2] | Southern League First Division | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b c "Henry John Pennifer | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ a b "QPRnet – Seasonal Stats – Files – 1914–15". QPR.net. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 28 December 2018 suggested (help) - ^ "Casualty Details: Henry John Pennifer". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
- ^ Henry John Pennifer on Lives of the First World War
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