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Joe Carr
Personal details
Born Q1 1919 (1919)[1]
Sheffield, England[1]
Died (aged 21)[2]
Dunkirk, France

Joseph Carr (Q1 1919 – 31 May 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Sheffield United.[1]

Personal life[]

On 16 October 1939, a month-and-a-half after the outbreak of the Second World War, Carr attested in the British Army.[3] Serving as a gunner in the Royal Artillery, he was killed during the Battle of Dunkirk on 31 May 1940.[2][4] He is buried at the Oostduinkerke War Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 1937–38 Second Division[1] 2 0 0 0 2 0
1938–39 24 0 4 0 26 0
1939–40 First Division[1] 3 0 0 0 3 0
Career total 29 0 4 0 33 0

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Joe Carr at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Casualty Details: Joseph Carr". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2082344/. 
  3. "Footballer Killed in Action". Gloucester Citizen. 7 June 1940. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/19400607/024/0002. 
  4. Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. pp. 118. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4. 
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