John Anderson Harkins (10 April 1881 – 22 April 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Leeds City and Middlesbrough.[2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Anderson Harkins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1881 | ||
| Place of birth | Milton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 April 1916 (aged 35)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Amarah, Ottoman Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Black Watch | |||
| 1906–1908 | Middlesbrough | 39 | (0) |
| 1908–1909 | Broxburn Athletic | ||
| 1909–1910 | Bathgate | ||
| 1910–1912 | Leeds City | 63 | (0) |
| 1912–1914 | Darlington | ||
| 1914–1915 | Coventry City | 18 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life edit
Harkins enlisted in the Black Watch in June 1898 and was bought out of the army by Middlesbrough in September 1906.[5][6] Soon after Britain's entry into the First World War in August 1914, Harkins re-enlisted in the Black Watch.[2] He was serving as an acting corporal when he was killed in action near Amarah, Iraq on 22 April 1916.[5] He was buried in Amara War Cemetery.[1]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1906–07[3] | First Division | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1907–08[3] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| Leeds City | 1910–11[7] | Second Division | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 1911–12[7] | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Coventry City | 1914–15[3] | Southern League Second Division | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| Career total | 120 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 125 | 1 | ||
References edit
- ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "John Harkins". 11v11.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Players – John Harkins 1910–12". The Definitive History of Leeds United. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ a b "John Anderson Harkins | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Hornby, Mark. "Coventry City remembers the former players who served during the First World War". Coventry City. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Leeds City Players Details : No.73 : Harkins, John Anderson (John)". Leeds United F.C. History. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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