Richard Herron
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Herron[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1890 | ||
| Place of birth | Durham, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1917 (aged 27)[1] | ||
| Place of death | France | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | West Stanley | ||
| 1910–1915 | Stoke | 44 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Herron (1890 – 1917) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]
Career
Herron was born in Durham and began his career with non-league West Stanley.[1] He moved to Stoke in 1910 who at the time were playing in the Southern League and began a useful back up to first choice Bert Gadsden.[1] He played in 20 matches in 1914–15 as Stoke won the Southern Football League Division Two title and were able to gain re-election to the Football League and Herron was tipped to become a fine 'keeper. But World War I was declared and Herron joined the Army, and he lost his life in France in 1917.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke[1] | 1910–11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1911–12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 1912–13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
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