Harry Eastham
Encyclopedia
Henry "Harry" Eastham was an English
professional footballer who played as an inside forward
. Active between 1934 and 1954, Eastham made over 250 appearances in the Football League
.
. His elder brother was fellow player George Eastham, Sr.
; George's own son – Harry's nephew – George, Jr.
was also a professional player.
, Eastham turned professional in 1934. He also played in the Football League
for Liverpool
, Tranmere Rovers
and Accrington Stanley
, before moving to play non-league football with Netherfield
and Rolls Royce
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
professional footballer who played as an inside forward
Inside forward
In football, the position of inside forward was popularly used in the late nineteenth and first half of the 20th centuries. The inside forwards would support the centre forwards, running and making space in the opposition defence, and, as the passing game developed, supporting him with passes...
. Active between 1934 and 1954, Eastham made over 250 appearances in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
.
Early life
Harry Eastham was born on 30 June 1917 in BlackpoolBlackpool
Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...
. His elder brother was fellow player George Eastham, Sr.
George Eastham, Sr.
George Richard Eastham was an English footballer and manager. As an inside forward, he represented England once at international level and played for Bolton, Brentford, Blackpool, Swansea, Rochdale and Lincoln City. He is the father of George Edward Eastham and the brother of Harry...
; George's own son – Harry's nephew – George, Jr.
George Eastham
George Edward Eastham, OBE is an English former footballer. He is known for playing for Newcastle United, Arsenal and Stoke City, as well as a non-playing member of England's 1966 World Cup-winning squad...
was also a professional player.
Career
After graduating through the youth team of hometown club BlackpoolBlackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...
, Eastham turned professional in 1934. He also played in the Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
for Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, Tranmere Rovers
Tranmere Rovers F.C.
Tranmere Rovers Football Club are an English team based in Birkenhead, Wirral. The club currently compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system...
and Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley F.C.
Accrington Stanley is an English association football club from Accrington in Lancashire, in the North West of England, who play in Football League Two, the fourth-highest division in the English football league system....
, before moving to play non-league football with Netherfield
Kendal Town F.C.
Kendal Town F.C. is an English football club based in Kendal, Cumbria. The club are currently members of the Premier Division of the Northern Premier League and play at Parkside.-History:...
and Rolls Royce
Rolls Royce Leisure F.C.
Rolls Royce Leisure Football Club were a football club based in Hucknall, England. Rolls-Royce Welfare F.C. were formed in 1935 when Rolls's Hucknall factory first opened its gates. The club disbanded briefly in the mid-1970s. They were renamed as Hucknall Rolls Royce F.C. in 1991, before a...
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