Joseph Henry Hoare (November 1881 – 24 March 1947) was an English professional

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who played as a full-back for

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and

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in the 1900s.

Playing career

Hoare was born in

and trained as a

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and

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, playing amateur football with Southampton Oxford F.C. He joined Southern League champions

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in 1902 and became understudy to

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international

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. He made his debut on 25 October 1902 in a 2–0 victory over

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but only made three further appearances during the 1902–03 season, at the end of which the "Saints" re-claimed the Southern League championship for the fifth time in seven years. Although he was considered to be "handicapped by a lack of weight, (he) more than compensated for this with his pluck and endurance". At the end of the season he received offers from

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and

and chose the latter. He made seven league appearances for Liverpool during the 1903–04 season, his debut coming on 24 October 1903 at home to Derby Co. with his final match coming against

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also at home on 12 March 1904. After losing his place in the Liverpool side following an accident, he decided to return to the south coast, in time for Southampton's summer tour of

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, during which they played teams representing

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and

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, winning 8–0 and 8–1 respectively. He went on to make three further league appearances for Southampton at the start of the 1904–05 season, before giving way to new signing,

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. He decided to retire from professional football before the end of the season and became the proprietor of a

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's shop in

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. He then reverted to amateur football with Bitterne Guild F.C.,

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and Woolston F.C., although he did make one further appearance for the Saints in the 1907 Southern Charity Cup Final. He died at

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on 24 March 1947.

References

External links

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