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Full name
  
John Hargreaves

Name
  
John Hargreaves

Role
  
Footballer

Playing position
  
Winger

Died
  
January 13, 1903

Years
  
Team


John Hargreaves (footballer) John Hargreaves

Date of birth
  
(1860-12-13)13 December 1860

Date of death
  
13 January 1903(1903-01-13) (aged 42)

Place of birth
  
Blackburn, England

John Hargreaves (13 December 1860 – 13 January 1903) was an English international footballer, who played as a winger.

Career

Born in Blackburn, Hargreaves attended Malvern College where he began playing football. He played for Blackburn Rovers between 1878 and 1884 playing in their FA Cup win in 1884 as well as taking a runner up spot in the 1882 final. He made two appearances for England in 1881. England lost both games.

He worked as a solicitor from 1884.

His older brother is fellow Blackburn Rovers and England player Fred Hargreaves.

References

John Hargreaves (footballer) Wikipedia