Richard Herron

Richard Herron
Personal information
Full name Richard Herron[1]
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Durham, England[1]
Date of death 1917 (aged 27)[1]
Place of death France
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– West Stanley
1910–1915 Stoke 44 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Richard Herron (1890 – 1917) was an English footballer who played for Stoke.[1]

Career

Herron was born in Durham and began his career with non-league West Stanley.[1] He moved to Stoke in 1910 who at the time were playing in the Southern League and began a useful back up to first choice Bert Gadsden.[1] He played in 20 matches in 1914–15 as Stoke won the Southern Football League Division Two title and were able to gain re-election to the Football League and Herron was tipped to become a fine 'keeper. But World War I was declared and Herron joined the Army, and he lost his life in France in 1917.[1]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke[1] 1910–11 500050
1911–12 16000160
1912–13 500050
1913–14 000000
1914–15 18020200
Career Total 44020460

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
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