Harry Dennison (4 November 1894 – 15 December 1947) was an English
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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for
Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is a professional football club, based in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, which competes in the , the second tier of the English football league system. They have played home matches at Ewood Park since 1890. T ...
,
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
,
Wigan Borough and
Stockport County
Stockport County Football Club are a professional association football, football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they wer ...
.
Dennison made his debut for Blackburn Rovers (against
Bristol City
Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...
) on 8 April 1911, aged 16 years and 155 days old, making him the youngest person to play for the club.
References
1894 births
1947 deaths
English men's footballers
Footballers from Bradford
Men's association football forwards
Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
English Football League players
Rochdale A.F.C. players
Wigan Borough F.C. players
Stockport County F.C. players
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