William Henry Horne (19 April 1885 – 1930) was an English

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who played in the Southern League for

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. As of the 2021–22 season, the team are competing in League One, the third tier of English football. They have played at Home Park, ...

and

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. He was a

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. Horne served with the

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in South Africa during the

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Life and career

Horne was born in

Plympton Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Plym ...

. He served with the

in South Africa during the

before returning to play football in

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and

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. Horne played for

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and Essa prior to joining

on amateur terms in January 1904. He served as understudy to

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in his first season and made three appearances before signing a professional contract. He became the club's first choice goalkeeper during the 1904–05 season but eventually lost his place in the team after Argyle signed

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. Horne joined

in May 1906 and made three appearances in his one season with the club. He returned to Argyle the following year and spent the next four seasons as understudy to Sutcliffe. Horne became the club's first choice again in 1911–12 and the following season he received a Southern League winners medal. He made his last appearance for Argyle in November 1914 before losing his place in the side to Fred Craig. His career was then interrupted by the outbreak of war as competitive football was suspended in 1915. Horne remained on the club's books and was a member of the squad for the 1919–20 season, serving as back-up to Craig, but did not add to his 240 appearances for Argyle in all competitions and then retired due to ill health. Horne died in

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in 1930.

Honours

* Western League First Division:

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: 1912–13

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horne, William 1885 births Sportspeople from Plympton British Army personnel of the Second Boer War Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry soldiers English men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Tavistock A.F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Fulham F.C. players Southern Football League players Western Football League players 1930 deaths Child soldiers Footballers from Devon Military personnel from Plymouth, Devon