Joe Carr (English footballer)

Joseph Carr (Q1 1919 – 31 May 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]

Joe Carr
Personal information
Full name Joseph Carr
Date of birth Q1 1919 (1919)[1]
Place of birth Sheffield, England[1]
Date of death (aged 21)[2]
Place of death Dunkirk, France
Height 5 ft 9+12 in (1.77 m)[3]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1937–1940 Sheffield United 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

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On 16 October 1939, a month and a half after the outbreak of the Second World War, Carr attested in the British Army under the Militia Act.[4] Serving as a gunner in the Royal Artillery, he was killed during the Battle of Dunkirk on 31 May 1940.[2][5] He is buried at the Oostduinkerke War Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 1937–38 Second Division[1] 2 0 0 0 2 0
1938–39 24 0 4 0 26 0
1939–40 First Division[1] 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 29 0 4 0 33 0

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Joe Carr at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details: Joseph Carr". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Sheffield United. Likeliest side for promotion in Division II". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Footballer Killed in Action". Midland Daily Telegraph. 7 June 1940. p. 9. Retrieved 11 October 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.