Harold "Harry" Hargreaves (15 March 1896 – 1975) was a professional footballer who played for

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, Rossendale United and Barnoldswick Town. Outside of football, he was also a keen

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er and

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player.

Early life

Hargreaves was born in

Higham, Lancashire Higham is a village in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, south of Pendle Hill. The civil parish is named Higham with West Close Booth. The village is north-east of Padiham and about south-west of Nelson along the A6068 road. Acc ...

. From a young age, he was known by the nickname "Pey". During the First World War, he served with the

, reaching the rank of sergeant. He was wounded in action and detained as a prisoner of war for 18 months. While in the army, Hargreaves also represented the regiment football team.

Football career

Hargreaves played for Great Harwood and Nelson before signing for Wolverhampton Wanderers. The

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made 53 appearances and scored eight goals between 1921–22 at Molineaux. After a spell at Pontypridd, Hargreaves joined Tottenham Hotspur where he featured in 35 matches and netting seven goals.Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players
Retrieved 29 November 2012 He left

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to join Burnley where he went on to make a further 26 appearances and scored six times. After a spell with

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, Hargreaves played for Rossendale United and Barnoldswick Town in the

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, before ending his career with Nelson Town.

After football

After retiring from football, Hargreaves concentrated on other sports and played

for the Railway Street Wesleyans in the Padiham League. In one season, he set the record for best batting and bowling averages and won a prize for the best fielding in the league. He later concentrated on

and won several awards in local leagues and competitions around the

area. After the Second World War, he became a director of the reformed Nelson F.C. and established a

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near

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hargreaves, Harry 1896 births 1975 deaths People from Higham, Lancashire Association football inside forwards English footballers Great Harwood F.C. players Nelson F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Pontypridd F.C. players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Rossendale United F.C. players Barnoldswick Town F.C. players English Football League players