Richard Herron

Richard Herron
Personal information
Full name Richard Herron[1]
Date of birth 1890
Place of birth Durham, England[1]
Date of death 19 September 1918 (aged 27–28) [2]
Place of death Aisne, France[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
West Stanley
1910–1915 Stoke 44 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Herron (1890 – 19 September 1918) 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 goalkeeper. However, World War I was declared and Herron joined the Army, serving as private in the 2nd battalion of the Sherwood Foresters.[2] He was killed in action in France in 1918 and was buried at Trefcon British Cemetery, Caulaincourt.[2][1][3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Smith, Peter (9 November 2018). "The heroic and tragic stories of the 21 names Stoke City honoured in Remembrance". stokesentinel. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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