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Joe Fountain
Personal information
Full name Edwin Joseph Fountain
Date of birth 21 September 1871[1]
Place of birth Aston, England
Date of death 1946 (aged 66)[2]
Place of death Birmingham, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Calthorpe
Small Heath Langley
1894–1896 Small Heath 3 (0)
1896–189? Birmingham St George's
– Worcester Rovers
– Hereford Town
– Heath United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Joseph Fountain (21 September 1871 – 1946) was an English professional footballer born in Aston, which is now part of Birmingham, who played in the Football League for Small Heath.[3] Fountain, a left-sided forward, struggled to compete with Fred Wheldon and Toddy Hands.[4] He made his debut in the First Division on 9 February 1895 in a 1–1 draw at home to Sunderland, and played once more during that season and once towards the end of the next,[5] before returning to local football in the Midlands area.[4]

He married Emily Jane Payne in Birmingham on 21 December 1895.[6] He died in 1946.

References

  1. ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 93. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. ^ Matthews, pp. 142–43.
  6. ^ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973


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