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English footballer (1896–1917)

Harold Sparkes
Personal information
Full name Harold Sparkes
Date of birth 1896
Place of birth Glossop, England
Date of death 3 June 1917 (aged 21)
Place of death near Arras, France
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1915 Glossop 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Sparkes (1896 – 3 June 1917) was an English amateur footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Glossop.

Personal life

Sparkes took an apprenticeship as a plumber and later worked as a clerk. On 11 June 1915, 10 months after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted as a private in the Royal Scots. After being posted to France in October 1915, he saw action at the Battle of Loos and later suffered a gunshot wound to the head near Ploegsteert, Belgium on 12 May 1916. After recovering in Britain, he returned to the Western Front in December 1916. Sparkes was killed east of Arras, France on 3 June 1917, during the Battle of Arleux. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Glossop 1914–15 Second Division 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 3 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 273. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Harold Sparkes". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 29 March 2019.


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