Harry Brandon
Personal information
Full name Henry Brandon[1]
Date of birth 26 March 1870[1]
Place of birth Kilbirnie, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1935 (aged 64–65)[1]
Place of death Rotherham, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887–1888 Haywood Wanderers
1888–1889 St Mirren
1889–1890 Clyde
1890–1898 The Wednesday 147 (15)
1898 Chesterfield Town
Total 147 (15)
International career
1891[2] Football Alliance XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Brandon (26 March 1870 – 1935) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for The Wednesday;[3] he won the FA Cup with the club in 1896).

He had several relatives who played the game: cousins Tom (also an FA Cup winner, with Blackburn Rovers), James and Bob all played for St Mirren and Sheffield Wednesday to some extent,[4][5][6] and Tom's son of the same name played for clubs including Hull City.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Harry Brandon at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Football Alliance v Football League, 20 April 1891, 11v11.com
  3. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  4. ↑ Season by Season | 1889/90, St Mirren.info
  5. ↑ Sat 26 Nov 1887 St Mirren 4 Hearts 2, London Hearts Supporters Club
  6. ↑ The Origins of Sheffield Wednesday. Jason Dickinson; Amberley Publishing Limited, 2015; ISBN 9781445619705
  7. ↑ Brandon Harry Image 2 Sheffield Wednesday 1898, Vintage Footballers


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