William Horne | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 April 1885 Plymouth, England |
| Died |
1930 (aged 44–45) Plymouth, England |
William Henry Horne (19 April 1885 – 1930) was an English who played in the Southern League for Plymouth Argyle and Fulham.[2] He was a goalkeeper.[2] Horne served with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in South Africa during the Second Boer War.[2]
Life and career[]
Horne was born in Plympton.[1] He served with the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in South Africa during the Second Boer War before returning to play football in Devon and Cornwall.[2] Horne played for Tavistock and Essa prior to joining Plymouth Argyle on amateur terms in January 1904.[2] He served as understudy to Jack Robinson in his first season and made three appearances before signing a professional contract.[2] He became the club's first choice goalkeeper during the 1904–05 season but eventually lost his place in the team after Argyle signed England international John Willie Sutcliffe.[2] Horne joined Fulham in May 1906 and made three appearances in his one season with the club.[3]
He returned to Argyle the following year and spent the next four seasons as understudy to Sutcliffe.[2] Horne became the club's first choice again in 1911–12 and the following season he received a Southern League winners medal.[2] He made his last appearance for Argyle in November 1914 before losing his place in the side to Fred Craig.[2][4] His career was then interrupted by the outbreak of war as competitive football was suspended in 1915. Horne remained on the club's books and was a member of the squad for the 1919–20 season, serving as back-up to Craig,[4] but did not add to his 240 appearances for Argyle in all competitions and then retired due to ill health.[2] Horne died in Plymouth in 1930.[5]
Honours[]
- Western League First Division: 1904–05
- Southern League First Division: 1912–13
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "William Henry Horne". FreeBMD. http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=5BZ3jPyOO9Sf2wjKa%2B6MWQ&scan=1.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 "William Horne". Greens on Screen. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=408&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
- ↑ "William Horne – Player Profile". Fulham Web. http://www.fulhamweb.co.uk/player/373/william-horne.aspx.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Fred Craig". Greens on Screen. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=202&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
- ↑ "William H. Horne". FreeBMD. http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=JTahoSmQ1AkyqmeJxWL7Gg&scan=1.
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