Harry Withington

Sidney Harry Withington (q2 1868 – 1947) was an English footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Walsall Town Swifts.[1]

Harry Withington
Personal information
Full name Sidney Harry Withington[1]
Date of birth q2 1868[2]
Place of birth Cannock,[2] England
Date of death 1947 (aged 78–79)[2]
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
188?–1890 Darlington
1890–1893 Walsall Town Swifts[lower-alpha 1] 20 (0)
1893–1??? Cannock Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Withington played for Darlington in the 1889–90 FA Cup,[3] and was a member of the team that played the club's first match in league competition, a 2–1 defeat away to Newcastle East End on 7 September 1889, the opening day of the inaugural season of the Northern League.[4] He joined Football Alliance club Walsall Town Swifts in 1890,[5] and two years later played in their first match in the Football League, a 2–1 defeat at home to Darwen on the opening day of the first season of the Football League Second Division.[6] He made 20 league appearances that season,[1] and then left to play non-league football for Cannock Town, where he remained until at least the 1896–97 season.[7]

Notes
  1. Appearances are for matches in the Football League only.

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 285. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Harry Withington at the English National Football Archive (subscription required). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  3. Tweddle, Frank (2000). The Definitive Darlington F.C. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-899468-15-7.
  4. Hunt, Brian (1989). Northern Goalfields. Official Centenary History of the Northern League 1889–1989. Skol Northern League Management Committee. p. 5. ISBN 0-9514597-1-6.
  5. "Local notes". Walsall Advertiser. 16 September 1890. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive. Another new player is Withington, of Darlington, who plays left full back.
  6. "Football. Walsall Town Swifts v. Darwen". Walsall Advertiser. 10 September 1892. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Improving the Town Swifts". Walsall Advertiser. 12 August 1893. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive. A good man is leaving in Withington, who is expected to play for Cannock.
    "Birmingham Junior Cup re-played tie. Cannock Town v. Bloxwich Strollers". Lichfield Mercury. 4 December 1896. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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