Harry Grundy

Harry Grundy
Personal information
Full name Harry Grundy[1]
Date of birth 1881[2]
Place of birth Oswestry, Shropshire, England
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Chirk
– Neston
1904-1905 Wrexham
1905–1908 Everton 2 (0)
1906–1907 Reading
1908–1909 Lincoln City[lower-alpha 1] 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harry Grundy (1881 – after 1926[3]) was an English footballer who made eight appearances in the Football League playing for Everton and Lincoln City. He played as an outside left.[4] He also played in the Midland League for Lincoln City,[1] and in the Southern and Western Leagues for Reading.[5]

Life and career

Grundy was born in Oswestry, Shropshire.[2] He played football for nearby Chirk, Wrexham and Neston[4] before joining First Division club Everton in November 1905 at a wage of £2 a week and a signing-on bonus of £5.[6] He made his debut on 20 December, in a goalless draw away to Middlesbrough, and played his second and what turned out to be final first-team game for the club a few weeks later, in a 4–2 defeat at Newcastle United.[7] After some consideration, Everton chose not to re-engage Grundy for the coming season, and placed him on the transfer list at a fee of £25.[8]

As there were no takers from the Football League, Grundy was allowed to join non-league club Reading. The Daily Express wrote that much was expected of the player, who had "shown himself to be very speedy; he accurately centres when going at top speed, and his foot-work generally is admirable".[9] Grundy played for Reading in both Southern and Western Leagues.[5] Everton retained Grundy's Football League registration until April 1908, when he was allowed to leave on a free transfer.[10]

He signed for Lincoln City, then bottom of the Second Division,[11] in time to play in the last three games of the season,[1] but Lincoln were unable to improve their position. They failed to be re-elected to the Football League, and were accepted into the Midland League for 1908–09.[12] Grundy missed just two games in league and FA Cup as Lincoln won the Midland League title, but played only three more first-team matches after their election back to the Football League.[1][12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Lincoln City infobox statistics include appearances in the Football League only. Free-access section of the Lincoln City FC Archive do not distinguish between Midland League and FA Cup appearances.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Harry Grundy". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 9 June 2013. Appearances per season are sourced via the Season Stats dropdown menu at the bottom right of this page. The site is partly subscription-based, but only free-access sections are used for reference. If pop-up login dialogue boxes appear, press the "Cancel" button to proceed.
  2. 1 2 "Harry Grundy". Everton Former Players' Foundation. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ↑ The Everton Football Club Co. Ltd. Minute Book No.14. The Everton Collection. 1927. p. 80. Grundy. Application from this ex player for a complimentary Season Tkt. was not entertained.
  4. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 229. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. 1 2 "Western League. Reading 2 Bristol Rovers 0". Daily Express. 6 September 1906. p. 6. ...and the second by [McCafferty], who headed a magnificent goal from an adroitly turned ball by Grundy.
    "Southern League. Reading easily beaten at the Crystal Palace". Daily Express. 20 September 1906. p. 6. McCafferty and Grundy were the pick of a tame lot of forwards.
  6. ↑ The Everton Football Club Co. Ltd. Minute Book 3. The Everton Collection. 1905. p. 301.
  7. ↑ "Harry Grundy". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  8. ↑ The Everton Football Club Co. Ltd. Minute Book 4. The Everton Collection. 1906. pp. 66, 72, 80.
  9. ↑ "Reading all right". Daily Express. 28 August 1906. p. 3.
  10. ↑ The Everton Football Club Co. Ltd. Minute Book 5. The Everton Collection. 1908. p. 158.
  11. ↑ "Lincoln City 1907–1908: English Division Two (old) Table". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  12. 1 2 "Lincoln City". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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