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Harry Hampton (footballer, born 1885)

English footballer (1885–1963)

Summary

English footballer (1885–1963)

Field	Value
name	Harry Hampton
image	Harryhampton.jpg
full_name	Joseph Harry Hampton
birth_date
birth_place	Wellington, England
death_date
death_place	Rhyl, Wales
height
position	Forward
youthclubs1	Shifnal Juniors
youthclubs2	Lilleshall Iron Works
years1	1902–1904	clubs1 = Wellington Town
years2	1904–1920	clubs2 = Aston Villa	caps2 = 339	goals2 = 215
years3	1920–1922	clubs3 = Birmingham	caps3 = 57	goals3 = 31
years4	1922–1923	clubs4 = Newport County	caps4 = 14	goals4 = 2
years5	1924–1925	clubs5 = Wellington Town
totalcaps	410
totalgoals	248
nationalyears1	1913–1914
nationalteam1	England
nationalcaps1	4
nationalgoals1	2

Joseph Harry Hampton (21 April 1885 – 15 March 1963) was an English footballer who was born in Wellington, Shropshire. Hampton remains Aston Villa's all-time leading goalscorer in the League.

Playing career

Youth

According to a friend speaking to the Wellington Journal and Shrewsbury News after his death, Hampton began his playing career with Lilleshall Iron Works team then joined Wellington Town, before transferring to Aston Villa on a professional contract for £120 in April 1904.

Aston Villa

Better known as "Happy" Harry Hampton or as "The Wellington Whirlwind," he played as a centre forward for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920. He scored both goals against Newcastle United in the 1905 FA Cup Final. Hampton was a prolific goalscorer and once scored five goals when Aston Villa beat Sheffield Wednesday 10–0 in a First Division match in 1912. He was joint top goalscorer in the First Division in the 1911–12 season. Between 1913 and 1914 Hampton was capped by England four times, scoring two goals in games against Wales and Scotland.

First World War

Hampton served on the Somme during the First World War and suffered from the effects of mustard gas poisoning. Hampton was never the same player after the War and after scoring 242 goals in 376 games for Aston Villa, he moved to Birmingham. Hampton guested for Stoke in 1918–19, scoring three goals in eight appearances. He also guested for Fulham.

Birmingham

At Birmingham, Hampton became the Second Division club's star player, his 16 goals made him their top scorer for the 1920–21 season and helped the club win the Second Division title. He ultimately scored 31 goals out of 59 appearances in the club before transferring to Newport County in Wales.

Later

Later, playing for Newport County, he scored two goals in 15 appearances. He returned to Wellington Town, only to appear for one season.

Following his retirement from playing, Hampton was a coach at Preston North End and former club, Birmingham. He later ran a catering business in Rhyl, where he died in 1963 at the age of 77.

Career statistics

Club	Season	League	FA Cup	Total	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps
Aston Villa	1904–05	First Division	22	15	6	7	28	22
1905–06	First Division	32	19	3	1	35	20
1906–07	First Division	29	21	1	0	30	21
1907–08	First Division	28	18	2	1	30	19
1908–09	First Division	30	9	1	0	31	9
1909–10	First Division	32	26	3	3	35	29
1910–11	First Division	33	19	2	2	35	21
1911–12	First Division	33	25	3	3	36	28
1912–13	First Division	33	25	6	5	39	30
1913–14	First Division	30	19	2	0	32	19
1914–15	First Division	30	19	2	0	32	19
1919–20	First Division	7	0	0	0	7	0
Birmingham	1919–20	Second Division	10	11	1	0	11	11
1920–21	Second Division	29	16	1	0	30	16
1921–22	First Division	18	4	0	0	18	4
Newport County	1922–23	Third Division South	14	2	1	0	15	2

Honours

Harry Hampton scored both goals in the [[1905 FA Cup Final]].

Aston Villa

Football League First Division: 1909–10
FA Cup: 1904–05, 1912–13

Birmingham

Football League Second Division: 1920–21

References

;General

Entry on Aston Villa Player Database

;Specific

References

Brum. (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Birmingham". Athletic News.
(23 March 1963). "The Great Harry Hampton". Wellington Journal and Shrewsbury News.
"Harry Hampton, Aston Villa and the First World War". Football and the First World War.
Ross, James M. (7 November 2008). "English League Leading Goalscorers". [[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
{{Englandstats
Matthews, Tony. (1994). "The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City". Lion Press.
''Association Football.'' [[The Times]], London, England. Monday 21 April 1919
Matthews, Tony. (1995). "Birmingham City: A Complete Record". Breedon Books.
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