John Hargreaves | |
Birth Date: | 13 December 1860 |
Birth Place: | Blackburn, England |
Death Place: | Wilpshire, England |
Position: | Winger |
Clubs1: | Blackburn Rovers |
Nationalyears1: | 1881 |
Nationalteam1: | England |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
John Hargreaves (13 December 1860 – 13 January 1903) was an English international footballer who played as a winger.
Hargreaves was born in Blackburn, the son of the city coroner,[1] and attended Malvern College where he began playing football. He played for Blackburn Rovers between 1878 and 1884, playing in their FA Cup win in 1884 as well as taking a runner-up spot in the 1882[2] final. He made two appearances for England in 1881. England lost both games.
He worked as a solicitor from 1884.
His older brother was fellow Blackburn Rovers and England player Fred Hargreaves.
He died at Wilpshire, near Blackburn, on 13 January 1903, aged 42.[1]