Joe Fountain
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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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
[edit]- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 93. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ Matthews, pp. 142–43.
- ^ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Categories:
- 1871 births
- 1946 deaths
- Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Calthorpe F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Birmingham St George's F.C. players
- People from Aston
- Worcester City F.C. players
- Hereford Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football forward, 1870s birth stubs