Harry Cann Explained

Harry Cann
Fullname:Harry Cann
Birth Date:31 March 1905[1] [2]
Birth Place:Tintagel, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:
Years1:
Clubs1:Tintagel
Years2:1927–1939
Clubs2:Plymouth Argyle
Caps2:225
Goals2:0
Years3:1939–19??
Clubs3:Fulham
Caps3:0
Goals3:0

Harry Cann (31 March 1905 – 1980) was an English professional footballer who made 225 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Plymouth Argyle.[1] [3]

Cann was born in Tintagel, Cornwall.[1] He played for his local club (Tintagel A.F.C.) before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1927. He made his debut in the Football League towards the end of the 1927–28 season and took over from Fred Craig as first-choice goalkeeper the following year. He joined Fulham on a free transfer in 1939.[3] The Second World War put an end to his League career,[1] but he played for Fulham in the 1939–40 season of the wartime competitions,[4] and also featured as a guest for West Ham United.[5]

His brother, Leonard Cann, was also a goalkeeper for Tintagel and once appeared in a Southern League game for Argyle while on trial with the reserve team.[6]

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  1. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. 2012. 2002. SoccerData (Tony Brown). Nottingham. 978-1-905891-61-0. 51.
  2. Web site: Index entry. 8 January 2018. FreeBMD. ONS.
  3. Web site: Harry Cann . Greens on Screen . 20 August 2010.
  4. Book: Rollin, Jack . Soccer at War 1939–45 . Headline . London . 2005 . 333 . 978-0-7553-1431-7.
  5. Web site: WW2 Guest Players . Marsh. Steve . theyflysohigh.co.uk . 5 January 2018 .
  6. News: Cann's Brother for Reserves. The Western Morning News. 12. 19 November 1931. subscription. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 2018.