John Harkins (footballer)
| 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, Iraq | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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 life
Harkins enlisted in the Black Watch in June 1898 and was discharged at his own request in September 1906.[5] Soon after the outbreak of 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]
References
- 1 2 3 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- 1 2 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1915-1916_(Fell).pdf
- ↑ "John Harkins". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- ↑ "The Definitive History of Leeds United - Players - John Harkins 1910-12". www.mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-15.
- 1 2 "John Anderson Harkins | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-15.
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