William Maughan (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Henry Maughan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | July 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | West Stanley, England | ||
| Date of death | 2 October 1916 (aged 22)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Dernancourt, France | ||
| Position(s) | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| West Stanley | |||
| Easington Colliery Welfare | |||
| 1913–1916 | Fulham | 22 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Henry Maughan (July 1894 – 2 October 1916) was an English professional footballer who played as a right half in the Football League for Fulham.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Maughan enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry in 1915,[3] during the First World War and achieved the rank of corporal.[4] He was wounded in action during the opening phase of the Battle of Le Transloy and died of wounds at a Casualty Clearing Station in Dernancourt, France on 2 October 1916.[4] Maughan was buried in Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fulham | 1913–14[4] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1914–15[4] | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 199. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ^ "Fulham Players and the First World War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "William Maughan – Fulham and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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- 1894 births
- People from South Moor
- Footballers from County Durham
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- West Stanley F.C. players
- Easington Colliery A.F.C. players
- Fulham F.C. players
- Military personnel from County Durham
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme
- Durham Light Infantry soldiers
- 1916 deaths
- Burials in Hauts-de-France
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs