Harry Fecitt
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Herbert Lincoln Fecitt | ||
Date of birth | 1865 | ||
Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
Date of death | 1946 (aged 80–81) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1881–1882 | King's Own F.C. | ||
1882–1887 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
1887–1888 | Accrington | ||
1888–1891 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | (13) |
1892–1893 | Northwich Victoria | 13 | (7) |
Total | 34 | (20) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Herbert Lincoln "Harry" Fecitt (1865 – 1946) was an English association football player of the Victorian era. Born in Blackburn, he played for the Blackburn club King's Own F.C. from 1881-1882. He then joined Blackburn Rovers in 1882 for his 1st spell at the club. Fecitt scored on his debut (1884) 4 goals when Blackburn Rovers thrashed Rossendale 11-0 in a FA Cup 1st Round tie. Rovers got to the Final in 1885 and their opponents were Queen's Park (Glasgow). Fecitt was part of that team and Rovers won the match 2-0. He also played in the Rovers Cup winning side of 1886. In 1887 Fecitt left Rovers and played for Accrington FC for one season (1887-1888).
Harry Fecitt rejoined Blackburn Rovers in 1888 and then made his League debut on 15 September 1888, playing as a forward against Accrington at Leamington Road, then home of Blackburn Rovers. The match ended in a 5-5 draw and Harry Fecitt scored his debut League goal, Blackburn Rovers’ fifth goal. in season 1888–89, Harry Fecitt played 17 League matches and scored 12 goals. As a forward he played in a forward-line that scored three-League-goals-or-more-in-a-match on nine separate occasions. In scoring 12 League goals Fecitt scored two-in-a-match three times. Harry Fecitt played in the two FA Cup semi-final matches against Wolverhampton Wanderers (the first match ended 1-1). Blackburn Rovers lost the replay 3-1.[1]
That season Although he was one of the top scorers (a shared ninth, with 12 goals in 17 matches, i.e. 0.71 goals per match) during the Football League’s first season,[2] it is said that he "was unable to gain a regular place in the side" and moved to play with Northwich Victoria F.C. the following season. However, with only 13 games in his new club he retired from football.[3]
References
- ↑ "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 2017-12-27. (registration & fee required)
- ↑ Fußball-Weltzeitschrift No. 10, Jan/Feb 1988.
- ↑ "Herbert (Harry) Fecitt". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 27 February 2018.