Harry Lappin Explained

Harry Lappin
Fullname:Hubert Henry Lappin[1]
Birth Date:16 January 1879
Birth Place:Manchester, England
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Liverpool, England
Position:Outside left
Years1:–1900
Clubs1:Springfield
Years2:1900–1901
Clubs2:Oldham Athletic
Years3:1901–1903
Clubs3:Manchester United
Caps3:27
Goals3:4
Years4:1903–1904
Clubs4:Grimsby Town
Caps4:20
Goals4:4
Years5:1904–1905
Clubs5:Rossendale United
Caps5:27
Goals5:4
Years6:1905–1906
Clubs6:Nelson
Years7:1906
Clubs7:Rhyl
Years8:1906–1907
Clubs8:Clapton Orient
Caps8:38
Goals8:1
Years9:1908–1909
Clubs9:Chester
Years10:1909–1910
Clubs10:Birmingham
Caps10:11
Goals10:2
Clubs11:Chirk
Clubs12:Oswestry United
Years13:1910–1913
Clubs13:Hurst
Years14:1912
Clubs14:Wrexham
Caps14:5
Goals14:1
Years15:1913–1914
Clubs15:Macclesfield
Caps15:36
Goals15:2
Years16:–1919
Clubs16:Hurst
Years17:1919
Clubs17:Mossley
Years18:1919–1920
Clubs18:Macclesfield
Caps18:10
Goals18:0

Hubert Henry Lappin (16 January 1879 – 1925) was an English professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Football League for Clapton Orient, Manchester United, Grimsby Town and Birmingham.[3] [4]

Personal life

Lappin had two brothers, was married to Elizabeth and had two sons.[5] As of 1900, he worked as a yarn dyer.[6] He served in the 1st Royal Lancashire Militia of the King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) for a short period in 1900 and remained on the reserve list until 1910.[7] [8] In April 1915, 9 months after the breakout of the First World War, Lappin enlisted as a sergeant in the Royal Flying Corps. He became a Sergeant Mechanic in March 1918 and was discharged in April 1920.

Career statistics

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SeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Manchester United1900–01[9] Second Division1010
1901–0221300213
1902–03510051
Total27400274
Grimsby Town1903–04[10] Second Division20410214
Clapton Orient1906–07Second Division38100381
Birmingham1909–10[11] Second Division11211123
Wrexham1911–12[12] Birmingham and District League5151
Macclesfield1913–14Lancashire Combination Second Division311201[13] 0341
1914–15[14] Lancashire Combination First Division51420092
Total3626210434
Macclesfield1919–20[15] Cheshire League1000000100
Total4626210534
Career total14714831015617
  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Tony Brown . 2012 . 978-1905891610 . Nottingham . 168.
  2. Web site: FreeBMD Entry Info . 8 November 2017 . www.freebmd.org.uk.
  3. Web site: Hubert Lappin – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats . 6 November 2017 . www.mufcinfo.com.
  4. Web site: Player Profiles – L . 6 November 2017 . www.silkmenarchives.org.uk.
  5. Web site: British Royal Air Force, Airmen's service records 1912–1939 Transcription . 8 November 2017 . search.findmypast.co.uk .
  6. Web site: Entry Information . 8 November 2017 . FreeBMD.
  7. Web site: Hubert Henry Lappin Service Record . 21 September 2022 . Football and the First World War .
  8. Web site: British Army Service Records 1760–1915 Transcription . 8 November 2017 . search.findmypast.co.uk .
  9. Web site: Hubert Henry Lappin . 6 November 2017 . 11v11.com.
  10. Book: Boujaoude, Charbel . Manchester United Players' Careers 2019 . 25 June 2019 . 978-0-359-75289-8 . 16 .
  11. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: The Complete Record . 28 October 2010 . DB Publishing . 9781859838532 . Derby . 264–265.
  12. Web site: Hubert Lappin Player Statistics Wrexham . 25 September 2022 . Wrexham AFC Archive .
  13. Appearance in Cheshire Senior Cup
  14. Web site: Season Statistics – Lancashire Combination – 1914–15 . 8 November 2017 . silkmenarchives.org.uk.
  15. Web site: Season Statistics – Cheshire League – 1919–20 . 8 November 2017 . silkmenarchives.org.uk.

Honours

Chester

Hurst

Macclesfield

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