Harry Lappin

Hubert Henry Lappin (16 January 1879 – 1925) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Clapton Orient, Manchester United, Grimsby Town and Birmingham.[1][3][4]

Harry Lappin
Personal information
Full name Hubert Henry Lappin[1]
Date of birth 16 January 1879
Place of birth Manchester, England
Date of death 1925 (aged 4546)[2]
Place of death Liverpool, England
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1900 Springfield
1900–1901 Oldham Athletic
1901–1903 Manchester United 27 (4)
1903–1904 Grimsby Town 20 (4)
1904–1905 Rossendale United
1905–1906 Nelson
1906 Rhyl
1906–1907 Clapton Orient 38 (1)
1908–1909 Chester
1909–1910 Birmingham 11 (2)
Chirk
Oswestry United
1910–1913 Hurst
1912 Wrexham 5 (1)
1913–1914 Macclesfield 36 (2)
0000–1919 Hurst
1919 Mossley
1919–1920 Macclesfield 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Lappin had two brothers, was married to Elizabeth and had two sons.[4][5] As of 1900, he worked as a yarn dyer.[6] He served in the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) for a short period in 1900 and remained on the reserve list until 1910.[7][8] In April 1915, 9 months after the breakout of the First World War, Lappin enlisted as a sergeant in the Royal Flying Corps.[5] He became a Sergeant Mechanic in March 1918 and was discharged in April 1920.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester United 1900–01[9] Second Division 1010
1901–02[9] 21300213
1902–03[9] 510051
Total 27400274
Grimsby Town 1903–04[10] Second Division 20410214
Clapton Orient 1906–07[10] Second Division 38100381
Birmingham 1909–10[11] Second Division 11211123
Wrexham 1911–12[12] Birmingham and District League 5151
Macclesfield 1913–14[13] Lancashire Combination Second Division 311201[lower-alpha 1]0341
1914–15[14] Lancashire Combination First Division 51420092
Total 3626210434
Macclesfield 1919–20[15] Cheshire League 1000000100
Total 4626210534
Career total 14714831015617
  1. Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup

Honours

Chester

Hurst

Macclesfield

References

  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 168. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. "FreeBMD Entry Info". www.freebmd.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Hubert Lappin – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats". www.mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  4. "Player Profiles – L". www.silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. "British Royal Air Force, Airmen's service records 1912–1939 Transcription". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  6. "Entry Information". FreeBMD. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. "Hubert Henry Lappin | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  8. "British Army Service Records 1760–1915 Transcription". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  9. "Hubert Henry Lappin". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  10. Boujaoude, Charbel (25 June 2019). Manchester United Players' Careers 2019. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-359-75289-8.
  11. Matthews, Tony (28 October 2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: DB Publishing. pp. 264–265. ISBN 9781859838532.
  12. "Hubert Lappin | Player Statistics | Wrexham". Wrexham AFC Archive. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  13. "Season Statistics – Lancashire Combination – 1913–14". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  14. "Season Statistics – Lancashire Combination – 1914–15". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  15. "Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1919–20". silkmenarchives.org.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  16. "Chester City FC: Historic Harry Lappin medal discovered Down Under". chesterchronicle. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  17. Macclesfield F.C. at the Football Club History Database


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