Harry Cann
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harry Cann | ||
| Date of birth | 31 March 1905[1][2] | ||
| Place of birth | Tintagel, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1980 (aged 74–75)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Tintagel | ||
| 1927–1939 | Plymouth Argyle | 225 | (0) |
| 1939–19?? | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harry Cann (31 March 1905 – 1980) was an English professional
Cann was born in
Fred Craig as first-choice goalkeeper the following year. He joined Fulham on a free transfer in 1939.[3] The Second World War put an end to his League career,[1] but he played for Fulham in the 1939–40 season of the wartime competitions,[4] and also featured as a guest for West Ham United.[5]
His brother, Leonard Cann, was also a goalkeeper for Tintagel and once appeared in a Southern League game for Argyle while on trial with the reserve team.[6]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Harry Cann". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
- ^ Marsh, Steve. "WW2 Guest Players". theyflysohigh.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Cann's Brother for Reserves". The Western Morning News. 19 November 1931. p. 12. Retrieved 19 January 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Further reading
- Dyer, Peter (2005) Tintagel: a portrait of a parish. [Cambridge]: Cambridge Books; pp. 451–81
External links
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