Harry Brandon (footballer) explained

Harry Brandon
Fullname:Henry Brandon
Birth Date:26 March 1870
Birth Place:Kilbirnie, Scotland
Death Place:Rotherham, England
Position:Wing half
Years1:1887–1888
Clubs1:Haywood Wanderers
Years2:1888–1889
Years3:1889–1890
Years4:1890–1898
Clubs4:The Wednesday
Caps4:147
Goals4:15
Years5:1898
Totalcaps:147
Totalgoals:15
Nationalyears1:1891[1]
Nationalteam1:Football Alliance XI
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Henry Brandon (26 March 1870 – 1935) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for The Wednesday;[2] he won the FA Cup with the club in 1896).

He had several relatives who played the game: cousins Tom (also an FA Cup winner, with Blackburn Rovers), James and Bob all played for St Mirren and Sheffield Wednesday to some extent,[3] [4] [5] and Tom's son of the same name played for clubs including Hull City.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.11v11.com/matches/football-alliance-v-football-league-20-april-1891-248234/ Football Alliance v Football League, 20 April 1891
  2. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2004. SoccerData. 1-899468-67-6.
  3. http://www.stmirren.info/id237.html Season by Season 1889/90
  4. https://www.londonhearts.com/scores/games/188711261.html Sat 26 Nov 1887 St Mirren 4 Hearts 2
  5. https://books.google.com/books?id=9uBiCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22James+Brandon%22+Bootle&pg=PT253 The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday
  6. https://www.vintagefootballers.com/product/brandon-harry-image-2-sheffield-wednesday-1898/ Brandon Harry Image 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1898