Walker Hampson
Appearance
![]() Hampson while with Charlton Athletic in 1921. | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walker Hampson[1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 July 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Radcliffe, England | ||
Date of death | 28 June 1959[2] | (aged 69)||
Place of death | Radcliffe, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1912–1913 | Black Lane St Andrew's | ||
1913–1914 | Colne | ||
1914–1915 | Burnley | 4 | (0) |
–1919 | Scotswood | ||
1919–1921 | South Shields | 50 | (2) |
1921–1922 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | (0) |
1922–1923 | Hartlepools United | 22 | (4) |
1923–1924 | Chesterfield | 12 | (0) |
1924 | Rochdale | 0 | (0) |
1924 | Grimsby Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Walker Hampson (24 July 1889 – 28 June 1959) was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for South Shields, Hartlepools United, Charlton Athletic, Chesterfield and Burnley.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Hampson was the brother of footballers Billy and Tommy Hampson.[2] He served as a gunner in the Royal Garrison Artillery during the First World War.[4] In January 1917, Hampson was admitted to No. 11 Casualty Clearing Station at Varennes with synovitis of the right knee.[4] He was discharged from the Army in September 1917.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Burnley | 1914–15[5] | First Division | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
South Shields | 1919–20[6] | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
1920–21[6] | Second Division | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
Total | 50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
Charlton Athletic | 1921–22[7] | Third Division South | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Hartlepools United | 1922–23[8] | Third Division North | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
Chesterfield | 1923–24[9] | Third Division North | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Career total | 103 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 125. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Our her-O's: Part two of Orient's WW1 Heroes". www.leytonorient.com. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Optimists of the North. Chesterfield". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
- ^ a b c "Walker Hampson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Burnley Squad 1914/15 – World War One". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Hampson: Walker". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Walker Hampson". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ^ "Line-ups – 1923–24". Sky is Blue – Chesterfield FC history & statistics. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
Categories:
- People from Radcliffe, Greater Manchester
- Footballers from Greater Manchester
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of Bury
- English men's footballers
- Burnley F.C. players
- Gateshead A.F.C. players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1889 births
- 1959 deaths
- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Clapton Orient F.C. wartime guest players
- Men's association football wing halves
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Royal Garrison Artillery soldiers
- Military personnel from Manchester
- English football midfielder, 1880s birth stubs
- Leeds City F.C. wartime guest players