Harry Iremonger

Harold Iremonger (1894–1957) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Nottingham Forest.[1]

Harry Iremonger
Personal information
Full name Harold Iremonger[1]
Date of birth 1894
Place of birth Wilford, England
Date of death 1957 (aged 62–63)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1914–1919 Nottingham Forest 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Iremonger's older brothers James and Albert were also sportsmen.[2] On 16 December 1914, four months after the outbreak of the First World War and the day after the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment was established, Iremonger and Nottingham Forest teammates Tommy Gibson and Joe Mercer travelled down to London to enlist.[3] He served as a private and ended the war in the Royal Air Force.[4][5]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1914–15[6] Second Division 10 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 10 0 0 0 10 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 150. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "Oh brother! War hero was also a goalkeeper". Nottingham Post. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. "EFL Remembers: Royal British Legion – the story of Joe Mercer". www.efl.com. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  4. Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, John (2008). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-84425-656-3. OCLC 244314866.
  5. Harry Iremonger on Lives of the First World War
  6. "Harold Iremonger". The City Ground. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
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