Joe Carr | |
Fullname: | Joseph Carr |
Birth Date: | Q1 |
Birth Place: | Sheffield, England |
Death Place: | Dunkirk, France |
Position: | Full back |
Height: | 5 ft 9+1/2 in[1] |
Years1: | 1937–1940 |
Clubs1: | Sheffield United |
Caps1: | 30 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Joseph Carr (Q1 1919 – 31 May 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Sheffield United.
On 16 October 1939, a month and a half after the outbreak of the Second World War, Carr attested in the British Army under the Militia Act.[2] Serving as a gunner in the Royal Artillery, he was killed during the Battle of Dunkirk on 31 May 1940.[3] He is buried at the Oostduinkerke War Cemetery.
Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
Sheffield United | 1937–38 | Second Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
1938–39 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
1939–40 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Career total | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |