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English footballer

Eric Hampson
Personal information
Full name Eric Hampson
Date of birth (1921-11-11)11 November 1921
Place of birth Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Summerbank
1940–1952 Stoke City 8 (0)
Stafford Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Eric Hampson (born 11 November 1921) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.

Life and career

Hampson was born in Stoke-on-Trent. He joined Stoke City from local feeder club Summerbank during World War II. He joined the Army in 1944 and returned to Stoke in 1948 where he made just eight appearances in four seasons before leaving for non-league Stafford Rangers.

He retired from professional football in 1954. In 1959, it was reported that Hampson subsequently became a confectioner and tobacconist, and had moved to Bognor with his wife, Ethel.

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke City 1948–49 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1949–50 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1950–51 First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1951–52 First Division 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career Total 8 0 0 0 8 0

References

  1. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Bognor Regis Observer, 8 May 1959, pg. 4


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