Harold Alexander De Barbizon Sloan (25 August 1882 – 21 January 1917) was an Irish

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player at the beginning of the 20th century. Sloan represented

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during his career in the Irish League. A forward, he was one of the main stars in the early Bohemian history. He scored the very first goal ever at

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in a 4–2 win over Shelbourne on 7 September 1901. He won eight full international caps for

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and once scored a hat-trick for them against

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in a 4–4 draw in April

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. Sloan served as a

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in the

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in the

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and was killed in action during

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on 21 January 1917. He is buried at the Guards Cemetery at

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Honours

Bohemians * Leinster League: 1899–1900, 1900–01, 1901–02

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sloan, Harold 1882 births 1917 deaths Association footballers from County Dublin Irish association footballers (before 1923) Men's association football forwards Pre-1950 IFA men's international footballers Bohemian F.C. players Royal Garrison Artillery officers British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I Leinster Senior League (association football) players