Henry Salmon (14 March 1910 – 30 July 1944) was an English

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who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in Engla ...

for Millwall, Southport, and

Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...

Career

Salmon was born in Fenton and played with local clubs Stoke St Peter's, Longton Hall and

Macclesfield Town Macclesfield Town Football Club was an English professional association football, football club based in Macclesfield, Cheshire, that was liquidation, wound-up after a High Court of Justice, High Court ruling on 16 September 2020. Initially kno ...

before joining

in 1932. He played three matches for Stoke scoring once in a 4–0 win against Oldham Athletic in the 1932–33 season as Stoke won the

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title. He left at the end of the season for London club Millwall and suffered relegation. He returned north to play for

Wellington Town Telford United Football Club was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire. The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was a founder member of the Alliance Premier League (la ...

, Southport and Shrewsbury Town.

Later life

Salmon served in

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, being killed in action in the

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during the Normandy campaign on 30 July 1944, aged 34, and was buried at

Fontenay-le-Pesnel Fontenay-le-Pesnel () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 528 communes of the Calvados department o ...

War Cemetery (section II.C18),

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, Calvados, France. Then a

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in the 1/7th battalion of the

Royal Warwickshire Regiment The Royal Warwickshire Regiment, previously titled the 6th Regiment of Foot, was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in continuous existence for 283 years. The regiment saw service in many conflicts and wars, including the Second Boer War ...

, he left a wife, Doris. He is commemorated as 'Harry Salmon' by the

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Career statistics

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Honours

;Stoke City *

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champions: 1932–33

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salmon, Henry 1910 births 1944 deaths People from Fenton, Staffordshire English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Macclesfield Town F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Telford United F.C. players Southport F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players English Football League players Royal Warwickshire Fusiliers soldiers British Army personnel killed in World War II Military personnel from Stoke-on-Trent