Joe North

Football player infobox| playername= Joe North
fullname = Ernest Joseph North
nickname =


dateofbirth = 23 September 1895
dateofdeath=24 August 1955
cityofdeath= Havant
cityofbirth = Burton-on-Trent
countryofbirth = England
countryofdeath =England
height = unknown
currentclub = n/a
clubnumber =n/a
position = Striker
youthyears = unknown
youthclubs = unknown
years=?
1914
?
1919-1922
1922-1923
1923-1924
1924-1926
1926-?
?
clubs=Atlas & Norfolk Works
Sheffield United
Tank Corps
Arsenal
Reading
Gillingham
Norwich City
Watford
Northfleet United
caps(goals) ="unknown"
00 0(0)
"unknown"
23 0(6)
04 0(0)
39 (11)
56 (19)
06 0(0)
"unknown"
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pcupdate = 13:04, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Ernest Joseph "Joe" North (born Burton-on-Trent, 23 September 1895, died Havant, 24 August 1955) was an English professional football and cricket player.

North's early career was interrupted by World War I, where he fought in the Army, winning the Military Medal. However, during this time he guested for Sheffield United, before joining Arsenal after the war's end, in 1919, as an amateur. A centre forward, he was mainly a reserve in the side, as understudy to Henry White and Fred Pagnam. He still scored on his League debut, though, in a First Division match against Oldham Athletic on February 7 1920. However, he could not fully break into the team, making 23 appearances (scoring six goals) in three seasons before leaving Arsenal for Reading in May 1922.cite book
author=Harris, Jeff & Hogg, Tony (ed.)
title=Arsenal Who's Who
publisher=Independent UK Sports
year=1995
id=ISBN 1-899429-03-4 ]

He later played for Watford, Norwich City and Gillingham. [cite book | first=Roger|last= Triggs | title=The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club| publisher=Tempus Publishing Ltd | year=2001| id=ISBN 0-7524-2243-X|pages=p24] After retiring he was briefly a coach at Northfleet United. He also played cricket for Middlesex CCC and later became an umpire in the Minor Counties Championship.

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