Chris Porter (footballer, born 1885)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Christopher Porter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1885 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockport, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 June 1915 (aged 29)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Gallipoli, Turkey[2] | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| Northern Nomads | |||
| 1905–1908 | Stockport County | 66 | (23) |
| 1909–1911 | Glossop | 44 | (11) |
| Northern Nomads | |||
| National team | |||
| 1908–1910 | England Amateurs | 8 | (13) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) | |||
Thomas Christopher "Chris" Porter (25 October 1885–4 June 1915) was an English amateur football inside forward who played in the Football League for Stockport County and Glossop.[1] He scored 13 goals in 8 appearances for England Amateurs and was a member of the Great Britain squad at the 1908 Summer Olympics, but did not play.[3][4]
Personal life
Porter enlisted as a private in the Manchester Regiment during the First World War and was killed at Gallipoli on 4 June 1915.[2] He is commemorated on the Helles Memorial.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 233. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 3 4 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary. "Olympians and the Gallipoli Campaigns". OlympStats. Retrieved 2015-12-31.
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