Joe Fountain Explained

Joe Fountain
Fullname:Edwin Joseph Fountain
Position:Forward
Birth Date:21 September 1871[1]
Birth Place:Aston, England
Death Date: 1946 (aged 66)[2]
Death Place:Birmingham, England
Clubs1:Calthorpe
Clubs2:Small Heath Langley
Years3:1894–1896
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:1896–189?
Clubs4:Birmingham St George's
Years5:
Clubs5:Worcester Rovers
Years6:
Clubs6:Hereford Town
Years7:
Clubs7:Heath United

Edwin Joseph Fountain (21 September 1871 – 1946) was an English professional footballer born in Aston, which is now part of Birmingham, who played in the Football League for Small Heath.[3] Fountain, a left-sided forward, struggled to compete with Fred Wheldon and Toddy Hands.[4] He made his debut in the First Division on 9 February 1895 in a 1–1 draw at home to Sunderland, and played once more during that season and once towards the end of the next,[5] before returning to local football in the Midlands area.[4]

He married Emily Jane Payne in Birmingham on 21 December 1895.[6] He died in 1946.

Notes and References

  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData (Tony Brown) . Nottingham . 2004 . 93 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. Book: Matthews, Tony . Birmingham City: A Complete Record . 1995 . Breedon Books . Derby . 87 . 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. Matthews, pp. 142–43.
  6. England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973