Harry Wallbanks

Harry Wallbanks
Personal information
Full name Harold Wallbanks[1]
Date of birth 27 July 1921
Place of birth Chopwell, England
Date of death April 1993(1993-04-00) (aged 71)[1]
Place of death Whitehaven, England
Position Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1938 Chopwell Colliery
1938–1949 Fulham 33 (1)
1944–1945 → Sunderland (guest) 21 (0)
1949–1952 Southend United 39 (2)
1952–1953 Workington 26 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold Wallbanks (27 July 1921 – April 1993), sometimes known as Choppy Wallbanks,[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a right half in the Football League for Fulham, Southend United and Workington.[1] He played as a guest for Sunderland during the Second World War.[3][4]

Personal life

Wallbanks' brothers Fred, John, Horace and Jimmy also became footballers.[5] He worked as a miner in Northumberland during the Second World War.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Harry Wallbanks". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Fulham and the Second World War Part 4 – Season 1945/46". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Fulham and the Second World War Part 3 – Seasons 1943/44-1944/45". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Harry Wallbanks". Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  5. ↑ Matthews, Tony (2005). Football Oddities. Stroud: The History Press. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7524-9376-3.


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