Harry Hodgkinson (footballer)

Henry Thomas Hodgkinson (March 1862 – 11 October 1945) was an English footballer who was one of Port Vale's first players.

Harry Hodgkinson

Personal information
Full name	Henry Thomas Hodgkinson^[1]
Date of birth	March 1862^[1]
Place of birth	Burslem, England^[1]
Date of death	(1945-10-11)11 October 1945 (age 83)^[1]
Place of death	Ipstones, England^[1]
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1879–1888	Port Vale^[2]	110	(11)
Total		110	(11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Hodgkinson was one of Port Vale's original players when it was founded in the 1870s.^[1] The first recorded game he played was a friendly on 27 October 1883, which was lost 4–1 at home to Preston North End.^[1] He appeared regularly in the team and helped the club win the Burslem Challenge Cup and share the North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup in 1885.^[1] He also helped the club reach the FA Cup fifth round in 1886, eventually Vale pulled out of the replay against Brentwood.^[1] He lost his first team spot in September 1887 and was forced to retire through injury in 1888.^[1]

Career statistics

Source:^[3]

Club	Season	FA Cup		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1882–83	0	0	0	0	0	0
	1883–84	0	0	9	0	9	0
	1884–85	0	0	28	5	28	5
	1885–86	5	0	31	4	36	4
	1886–87	3	0	27	0	30	0
	1887–88	0	0	7	2	7	2
Total		8	0	102	11	110	11

Honours

Port Vale

• Burslem Challenge Cup: 1885
• North Staffordshire Charity Challenge Cup: 1885 (shared)

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 138. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. In all competitions (also played many unrecorded games)
3. Harry Hodgkinson at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)