Joseph Hoare (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Joseph Hoare


fullname = Joseph Henry Hoare
height =
dateofbirth = November 1881
cityofbirth = Southampton
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath = death date and age|1947|3|24|1881|11|1|df=y
cityofdeath = West End, Hampshire
countryofdeath = England
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = Full-back
youthyears =
youthclubs = Southampton Oxford
years = 1902–1903
1903–1904
1904–1905
1905–1908
1908–1909
1909–1912
1912–????
clubs = Southampton
Liverpool
Southampton
Bitterne Guild
Salisbury City
Bitterne Guild
Woolston
caps(goals) = 4 0(0)
7 0(0)
3 0(0)




manageryears =
managerclubs =

Joseph Henry Hoare (November 1881 – 24 March 1947 was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back for Southampton and Liverpool in the 1900s.

Playing career

Hoare was born in Southampton and trained as a carpenter and joiner, playing amateur football with Southampton Oxford F.C. He joined Southern League champions Southampton F.C. in 1902 and became understudy to England international George Molyneux. He made his debut on 25 October 1902 in a 2–0 victory over Luton Town but only made three further appearances during the 1902–03 season, at the end of which the "Saints" re-claimed the Southern League championship for the fifth time in seven years. Although he was considered to be "handicapped by a lack of weight, (he) more than compensated for this with his pluck and endurance". [cite book | author=Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk | title=The Alphabet of the Saints| publisher= ACL & Polar Publishing | year=1992|pages=pp.167-168| isbn=0-9514862-3-3] At the end of the season he received offers from Reading and Liverpool and chose the latter.

He made seven league appearances for Liverpool during the 1903–04 season, his debut coming on 24 October 1903 at home to Derby with his final match coming against Sheffield United also at home on 12 March 1904.

After losing his place in the Liverpool side following an accident, he decided to return to the south coast, in time for Southampton's summer tour of South America, during which they played teams representing Argentina and Uruguay, winning 8–0 and 8–1 respectively. [cite web | title=1901-1910 Matches|work=www.srcf.ucam.org| url=http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~nfm24/football/1901-1910oth.html| accessmonthday=14 January|accessyear=2008] He went on to make three further league appearances for Southampton at the start of the 1904–05 season.

He decided to retire from professional football before the end of the season and became the proprietor of a tobacconist's shop in Woolston. He then reverted to amateur football with Bitterne Guild F.C., Salisbury City and Woolston F.C., although he did make one further appearance for the Saints in the 1907 Southern Charity Cup Final.

He died at West End, Hampshire on 24 March 1947.

References

External links

* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=667 Liverpool F.C. profile]