Harold Hampson (8 June 1918 – 24 June 1942) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Southport and Sheffield United.

Personal life

Hampson's brother Jimmy was also a footballer. Hampson became the first Sheffield United footballer to enlist in 1939 at the outbreak of the Second World War and was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. Serving as a corporal in the 110th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (5th Battalion, Border Regiment), he died of septicaemia in a "north-western military hospital" on 24 June 1942 and was buried in Peel (St Paul) Churchyard.

Harry Hampson

Career statistics

References

1918 births

1942 deaths

Footballers from Salford

Men's association football inside forwards

English men's footballers

English Football League players

Everton F.C. players

Southport F.C. players

Sheffield United F.C. players

Royal Armoured Corps soldiers

Border Regiment soldiers

British Army personnel killed in World War II

Deaths from sepsis

Infectious disease deaths in the United Kingdom

Military personnel from Manchester

Harry Hampson