Harry Cann

Harry Cann
Personal information
Full name Harry Cann
Date of birth 29 March 1905(1905-03-29)[A]
Place of birth Tintagel, England
Date of death Not known
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Tintagel
1927–1939 Plymouth Argyle 225 (0)
1939–19?? Fulham 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Harry Cann (29 March 1905 – after 1962) was a Cornish professional footballer who made 225 appearances in the Football League playing as a goalkeeper for Plymouth Argyle.[1][2]

Cann was born in Tintagel, Cornwall.[1] He played for his local club (Tintagel A.F.C.) before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1927. He made his debut in the Football League towards the end of the 1927–28 season, and took over from Fred Craig as first-choice goalkeeper the following year. He joined Fulham on a free transfer in 1939.[2] The Second World War put an end to his League career,[1] but he played for Fulham in the 1939–40 season of the wartime competitions.[3]

Notes

A. ^ : Joyce suggests a birthdate of 30 March 1908,[1] as against Greens on Screen's 29 March 1905,[2] but the Plymouth Argyle website confirms 1905 as the year of birth.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 47. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  2. ^ a b c "Harry Cann". Greens on Screen. http://www.greensonscreen.co.uk/gosdb-players2.asp?pid=138&scp=1,2,3,4,5,6,7. Retrieved 20 August 2010. 
  3. ^ Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer at War 1939–45. London: Headline. p. 333. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7. 
  4. ^ "Harry Cann". Plymouth Argyle F.C.. http://www.pafc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10364~1826369,00.html. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 

Further reading

(Tintagel A.F.C.)