| Henry Salmon | |
| Fullname: | Henry Salmon |
| Birth Date: | 14 March 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Fenton, Staffordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Caen, France |
| Position: | Defender |
| Clubs1: | Stoke St Peter's |
| Clubs2: | Longton Hall |
| Years3: | 1928 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1932–1933 |
| Clubs4: | Stoke City |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1933–1934 |
| Clubs5: | Millwall |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 1934–1935 |
| Years7: | 1936–1937 |
| Clubs7: | Southport |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 55 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
Henry Salmon (14 March 1910 – 30 July 1944) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Millwall, Southport, and Stoke City.[1]
Salmon was born in Fenton and played with local clubs Stoke St Peter's, Longton Hall and Macclesfield Town before joining Stoke City in 1932.[1] He played three matches for Stoke scoring once in a 4–0 win against Oldham Athletic in the 1932–33 season as Stoke won the Second Division title.[1] He left at the end of the season for London club Millwall and suffered relegation.[1] He returned north to play for Wellington Town, Southport and Shrewsbury Town.[1]
Salmon served in World War II, being killed in action in the battle for Caen during the Normandy campaign on 30 July 1944, aged 34, and was buried at Fontenay-le-Pesnel War Cemetery (section II.C18), Tessel, Calvados, France. Then a sergeant in the 1/7th battalion of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, he left a wife, Doris. He is commemorated as 'Harry Salmon' by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.[2]
Source:
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | 3rd Div. Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Macclesfield | 1927–28[3] | Cheshire League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stoke City | 1932–33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 1933–34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Millwall | 1934–35 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1935–36 | Third Division South | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Southport | 1937–38 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 55 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 2 | |||