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.