Sydney Walter Hoar (28 November 1895 – May 1967) was an English
footballer
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.
Hoar was born in
Leagrave,
Luton,
Bedfordshire, and joined local side
Luton Town as a fifteen-year-old in 1911. He was a regular in the Hatters youth team up until the outbreak of
World War I, when he joined the
Army and served in the
trenches of Northern France. After being
gassed in an attack, he was invalided out of the war, and his football career looked in doubt. However, he managed to recover fully and returned to Luton Town after the end of the war, making himself known as a
winger who could play on either flank. Hoar played over 150 league matches for Luton between 1919 and 1924, as they played in the
Southern League and later the
Third Division South.
In late 1924, Hoar joined
Arsenal
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for £3,000, making his debut against
Cardiff City
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on 29 November 1924, and went on to make nineteen appearances that season; he also had trials with
England but never made it into the first team. By now, Hoar played more often on the right than the left, but the arrival of
Joe Hulme
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Football career
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put in 1926 forced him out of the Arsenal first team and he spent most of
1926-27 on the sidelines. However, Hoar forced himself back in the side towards the end of the season, taking over
Sam Haden's spot on the left wing. Despite an injury in Arsenal's last game of that season, against
Aston Villa
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, Hoar regained fitness in time to play in the
FA Cup Final against Cardiff City; however he had a poor match and Arsenal lost 1-0 after a freak error by
goalkeeper Dan Lewis.
Hoar continued to be a regular on the Arsenal left wing for another season, missing only four games in
1927-28 and scoring nine times. But in the close season, Arsenal signed
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, and Hoar played only six matches in
1928-29. He left Arsenal in September 1929 for
Clapton Orient for a fee of £1,000. In all, he played 117 matches for Arsenal and scored 18 goals. Hoar was at Orient for a single season, before retiring in the summer of 1930. He died in 1967, at the age of 71.
Honours
Player
Arsenal
*
FA Cup runner-up:
1926–27
References
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1895 births
1967 deaths
English men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
Luton Town F.C. players
Arsenal F.C. players
Leyton Orient F.C. players
Footballers from Luton
British Army soldiers
British Army personnel of World War I
Military personnel from Bedfordshire