Arthur Hartshorne

Arthur Hartshorne

Personal information
Full name	Albert Hartshorne[1]
Date of birth	December 1880[1]
Place of birth	Darlaston, England[2]
Date of death	10 February 1915(1915-02-10) (aged 34)
Place of death	Boulogne-sur-Mer, France[1]
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Youth career
	Moxley White Star
1900–1902	Wolverhampton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1902–1903	Burslem Port Vale	28	(3)
1903–1905	Stoke	53	(0)
1905–1906	Southampton	25	(0)
1906–1907	Northampton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert "Arthur" Hartshorne (December 1880 – 10 February 1915)[1] was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burslem Port Vale and Stoke, and in the Southern League for Northampton Town and Southampton.[2]

Career

Hartshorne played for Moxley White Star and Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Port Vale in June 1902. He was a regular throughout the 1902–03 season, scoring three goals in 28 Second Division appearances. He was sold to local rivals Stoke in April 1903 to ease Vale's financial troubles.[3] At the Victoria Ground, Hartshorne played as a regular in the 1903–04 and 1904–05 campaigns, and was fast becoming a popular player with the supporters due to his 'hard yet controlled' tackling skill.[2] He made 53 First Division appearances for the "Potters". It was a disappointment when he was sold to Southampton in the summer of 1905.[2] He helped the "Saints" to claim a second-place finish in the Southern League in 1905–06 and was an ever-present in their run to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.[4] He later played for Southern League rivals Northampton Town.

Later life

Hartshorne became a tool-maker after the end of his football career.[1] At the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Staffordshire Regiment. He died of wounds on 10 February 1915 and was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery.[1][5]

Style of play

Hartshorne was a "well-built" and pacey left-back who boasted good ball-control skills.[4]

Career statistics

Source:[6]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burslem Port Vale	1902–03	Second Division	28	3	2	0	30	3
Stoke	1902–03	First Division	4	0	0	0	4	0
	1903–04	First Division	26	0	1	0	27	0
	1904–05	First Division	23	0	2	0	25	0
	Total		53	0	3	0	56	0
Southampton	1905–06	Southern League	25	0	5	0	30	0
Career total			106	3	10	0	116	3

References

1. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
2. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
3. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
4. "Albert Hartshorne | SaintsPlayers.co.uk". saintsplayers.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
5. "Hartshorne, Albert". CWGC. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
6. Arthur Hartshorne at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)