Charlie Hare

Charlie Hare
Charlie Hare
Personal information
Full name Charles Boyd Hare
Date of birth June 1871
Place of birth Birmingham, England
Date of death February 1934 (aged 62)
Playing position Forward
Youth career
Warwick County
– Birmingham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1891–1895 Aston Villa 25 (13)
1895–1896 Woolwich Arsenal 19 (7)
1896–1898 Small Heath 43 (14)
1898–1900 Watford 43 (23)
1903–1904 Plymouth Argyle 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Charles Boyd "Charlie" Hare (June 1871 – February 1934) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward or centre forward.

Born in Yardley, Birmingham, Hare played in the Football League in the 1890s for Aston Villa, contributing to their first league title in the 1893–94 season. He was transferred to Woolwich Arsenal in February 1895 and made his debut for the Second Division side on March 9, 1895 against Leicester Fosse, which ended as a 3–3 draw.[1] In one-and-a-half seasons at the club he was in and out of the side, mainly playing at inside forward, although he also deputised for Joe Powell at right back.[1]

With 20 goals and seven appearances to his name at Woolwich Arsenal,[1] in November 1896 he moved to Small Heath.[2] He then played for Watford in the Southern League, and is joint holder of the club record for most FA Cup goals in a season, with seven in the 1899–1900 campaign.[3] Hare served with the Warwickshire Yeomanry in South Africa during the Boer War.[2] On his return he tried to revive his career with Plymouth Argyle in the Southern League, but with little success,[4] and he retired from the game in 1904.[2]

Honours

Aston Villa

References

  1. ^ a b c Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.) (1995). Arsenal Who's Who. Independent UK Sports. p. 27. ISBN 1-899429-03-4. 
  2. ^ a b c Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
  3. ^ "Watford FC Club Records". Watford F.C. http://www.watfordfc.com/page/History/0,,10400~65910,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  4. ^ "Player: Charlie Hare". The Argyle Review. Steve Pearce. http://www.argylereview.co.uk/player.asp?forename=Charlie&surname=Hare. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 


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