Harry Hubbick

Harry Hubbick
Personal information
Full name Henry Edward Hubbick
Date of birth 12 November 1910(1910-11-12)
Place of birth Jarrow, England
Date of death 18 March 1992(1992-03-18) (aged 81)
Place of death Preston, England
Playing position Left-back
Youth career
Jarrow
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
Blyth Spartans
Spennymoor United
1935–1937 Burnley 58 (1)
1937–1947 Bolton Wanderers 128 (0)
1947–1948 Port Vale 50 (1)
1948–1950 Rochdale 90 (0)
Lancaster City
Caernarvon Town
Llandudno
Rhyl Athletic
Total 268+ (1+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Henry Edward (Harry) Hubbick (12 November 1910 – 18 March 1992) was an English footballer.

Playing career

After leaving school Hubbick worked as a coal miner. In his free time he played football for Jarrow, Blyth Spartans and Spennymoor United before signing for professional club Burnley in 1935.[1] Hubbick made his debut for Burnley on 19 October 1935 in the 1–0 win against Nottingham Forest and went on to make 32 appearances for the club that season. He scored his first goal for the club in the 2–2 draw with Manchester United on 10 April 1936.[2] Hubbick kept his place in the side going into the 1936–37 season and missed only one match in the first five months of the campaign. He played his last Burnley match on 6 February 1937 in the 1–3 defeat to Southampton at Turf Moor.[3] In February 1937, he left Burnley and joined Bolton Wanderers.[1]

With the outbreak of World War II football was cancelled and Hubbick went back to work in the pits,[4] also guesting for Blackpool, Bury and Blackburn Rovers.[5] Immediately after the war, Walter Rowley made him club captain.[4]

After playing 131 games for Wanderers, he joined Port Vale for a £1,000 fee in October 1947. He played regular football at Vale until he was sold on to Rochdale in January 1949 for around £1,000,[5] where he finished his professional career in 1950, at the age of 40.[4]

He later played for Lancaster City as a player-coach before moving on to Welsh clubs Caernarvon Town, Llandudno and Rhyl Athletic.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club. p. 493. 
  2. ^ Simpson, p. 213
  3. ^ Simpson (2007), p. 217
  4. ^ a b c "Harry Hubbick". spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/BOLTONhubbick.htm. Retrieved 2009-06-02. 
  5. ^ a b c Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 144. ISBN 0952915200. http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200.