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Scottish footballer (1879–1917)

Harry Fletcher
Personal information
Full name Harry Mungles Fletcher
Date of birth 4 September 1879
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death 7 June 1917(1917-06-07) (aged 37)
Place of death Zillebeke, Belgium
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1902–1910 Queen's Park 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry Mungles Fletcher (4 September 1879 – 7 June 1917) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a full back.

Personal life

Fletcher attended Glasgow University and worked as a geography teacher at North Kelvinside Higher Grade School and at John Neilson Institution. He served in the Royal Field Artillery and the Royal Horse Artillery during the First World War and was wounded at the Battle of the Somme. Fletcher was holding the rank of second lieutenant when he was killed by shellfire at Zillebeke on 7 June 1917. He was buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm) Cemetery.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Queen's Park 1902–03 Scottish First Division 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
1906–07 7 0 1 0 1 0 9 0
1907–08 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
1908–09 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
1909–10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 20 0 2 0 4 0 26 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup

References

  1. ^ Smith, James Meikle. "Paisley's Fallen in the War 1914–18" (PDF). p. 90. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  2. ^ McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – Update On Some Of The 234 Queen's Park Men Now Known To Have Served" (PDF). p. 2. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  4. ^ "QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website". www.qpfc.com. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  5. ^ McCrossan, Frank. "Queen's Park And The Great War 1914 To 1918 – The Queen's Park Men Who Served And Survived As At April 2017" (PDF). p. 10. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
  6. Harry Fletcher on Lives of the First World War


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