| Harold Meadowcroft | |
| Fullname: | Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft |
| Birth Date: | 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Workington, England |
| Death Date: | 1 |
| Death Place: | Somme, France |
| Position: | Right half, outside right |
| Years1: | –1907 |
| Clubs1: | Whitworth |
| Years2: | 1907–1908 |
| Clubs2: | Rochdale |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Clubs3: | Macclesfield |
| Years4: | 1912 |
| Clubs4: | Glossop |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 1913 |
| Clubs5: | Bury |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
Harold Chadwick Meadowcroft (1889 – 1 July 1916) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Bury.[1] He played as a right half or outside right.
Meadowcroft was one of 14 children and grew up in Bury.[2] [3] He worked as a commercial traveller. In 1914, during the early months of the First World War he enlisted in the Manchester Regiment. Serving as a corporal in the Manchester Pals,[4] Meadowcroft was shot by a sniper while leading his section during the capture of Mametz on the first day of the Somme. He was buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz.