Dick Wynn Explained

Dick Wynn
Fullname:Richard Cross Wynn
Birth Date:1892
Birth Place:Walton, England
Death Date:9
Death Place:Étaples, France
Position:Outside left
Years1:1910–1911
Clubs1:Sterling
Years2:1911–1913
Years3:1912–1913
Clubs3:Chester (loan)
Years4:1914–1915
Caps4:7
Goals4:1
Years5:1915–1918
Clubs5:Brentford (guest)
Caps5:22
Goals5:8

Richard Cross Wynn (1892 – 9 August 1919) was an English professional footballer who appeared in the Football League for Middlesbrough as an outside left.[1] He guested for Brentford during the First World War.[2] [3]

Personal life

Wynn served as a sergeant in the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and together with his brother Robert, he arrived on the Western Front in June 1916.[4] In February 1919, three months after the armistice, he was transferred to the Labour Corps. Wynn died in August 1919,[5] following an operation on injuries received in an accident.[6] He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Middlesbrough1913–14[7] First Division210021
1914–15500050
Career total710071

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 321.
  2. Book: Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City . 3 November 2015 . Regal Sports Press . Milton Keynes . 67.
  3. Book: 100 Years Of Brentford . Brentford FC . 1989 . 0951526200 . White . Eric . 363–365.
  4. Web site: The Fallen of Everton Football Club & Everton de Viña del Mar, Chile . live . 11 April 2020 . 5. https://web.archive.org/web/20200326002144/http://efcheritagesociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/The-Fallen-booklet-2018.pdf . 26 March 2020 .
  5. Web site: The Yorkshire Regiment War Graves . 22 November 2016 . www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk.
  6. Web site: Boro Remember Fallen Heroes . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170123075329/http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2006-08/boro-remember-fallen-heroes-1939813.aspx . 23 January 2017 . 21 January 2016 . www.mfc.co.uk.
  7. Web site: Richard Wynn . 1 June 2017 . 11v11.com.