Harry Fletcher (Scottish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Middleton Fletcher[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Beith, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 1917 (aged 39)[2] | ||
| Place of death | West Flanders, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1909 | Queen's Park | 20 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harry Middleton Fletcher (11 May 1878 – 7 June 1917) was a Scottish amateur football full back who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park.[1]
Personal life
Fletcher served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War and was killed near Ypres, Belgium on 7 June 1917.[2] He was buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b "QPFC.com - A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 2016-10-11.
- ^ a b c Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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- 1878 births
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Football League players
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- Sportspeople from North Ayrshire
- Association football fullbacks
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Royal Field Artillery soldiers
- 1917 deaths
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in World War I