Harold C. Gough (31 December 1890 – 16 June 1970) was an English professional

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who played as a goalkeeper, spending most of his career with Sheffield United and

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. He made one appearance in goal for the England national team in 1921.

Club career

Harry Gough was born in

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and played for non-league sides Spital Olympic and Castleford Town before joining

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in 1910 for a fee of £30. He played three games for Bradford before returning to Castleford Town. In 1913 he moved to Sheffield United where over the next ten years he would make 242 league appearances and win an FA Cup winners' medal in 1915. This was the last major competition before football was suspended during World War I. At the end of the war, he returned to the

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club. A decision to become a publican in Castleford broke the conditions of his contract and he was suspended for six months in the summer of 1924. His final game for United was a 2–0 County Cup Final victory over the Wednesday. On the completion of his suspension in December 1924, he returned to Castleford Town, before moving to Harrogate the following year from where he joined Oldham Athletic in 1926. He played four times for Oldham, moving to

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in 1927, playing four league games before joining

in the summer of 1928. He immediately dislodged

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as Torquay's first choice goalkeeper, missing just three games in his first season. He played 17 times the following season, before losing his place to Bayes through injury, and retired at the end of the season.

International career

Gough won his only full England international cap on 9 April 1921 against Scotland at

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, Scotland winning 3–0.

Honours

Sheffield United * FA Cup: Winners

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gough, Harold 1890 births 1970 deaths Footballers from Chesterfield Men's association football goalkeepers English men's footballers England men's international footballers England men's wartime international footballers Spital Olympic F.C. players Castleford Town F.C. players Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players Sheffield United F.C. players Harrogate Town A.F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Torquay United F.C. players English Football League players