IN MEMORY OF...
...THOSE TOWN SERVANTS WHO DIED ON THIS DAY
January 23
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2013 Aged 74 |
Dave HARPER Dave made just a handful of appearances during his three-month stay at the County Ground, his career having been blighted by a knee injury while at Millwall several years earlier. |
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2013 Aged 95 |
Albert YOUNG Albert first signed as a pro footballer with Arsenal in 1938 and was Town's oldest surviving player. He passed away in a Chelmsford nursing home. |
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1958 Aged 78 |
Fred FENTON Winger Fred, with Town for four seasons until 1911, worked for the Air Ministry after retiring from the game and later ran the Plough Inn in Doncaster. |
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1920 Aged 47 |
James SHARPLES Winger Jimmy was Town's top scorer in 1899/1900 before 'deserting' to join George Henderson, Jack Shutt and Tommy Wilson on the Isle of Dogs with Millwall. His premature death was from throat cancer. |
Full career history for these and every other STFC player can be found in the new book SWINDON TOWN: THE REGISTER 1895-2015 - available now from our ON LINE SHOP