Douglas Scott Hardcastle (1886 – 9 May 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Derby County.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Scott Hardcastle[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1886 | ||
| Place of birth | Worksop, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 May 1915 (aged 29)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Hainaut, Belgium[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Worksop Town | |||
| 1905 | Derby County | 5 | (1) |
| Worksop Town | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editHardcastle worked as a stove grate patternmaker.[3] He served as an appointed lance corporal in the Sherwood Foresters during the First World War and was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 May 1915.[3][4] Hardcastle is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial.[2]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 1905–06[5] | First Division | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 126. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Douglas Scott Hardcastle". www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Douglas Scott Hardcastle | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "Douglas Scott Hardcastle". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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