Henry Long (footballer)

Henry Long
Personal information
Full name Henry Robert Long
Date of birth (1914-10-15)15 October 1914
Place of birth Southampton, England
Date of death 11 May 1989(1989-05-11) (aged 74)
Place of death Southampton, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Left-half / outside-left
Youth career
Harland & Wolff
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ryde Sports
1933–1938 Southampton 5 (0)
1938–1939 Newport (IOW)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Henry Robert Long (15 October 1914 – 11 May 1989)[1] was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Southampton in the 1930s, either at left-half or outside-left.[2]

Football career

Long was born in Southampton and attended Northam School. he was a member of the Southampton Schools team which reached the finals of the English Schools Shield in 1929.[1]

After playing for the Harland & Wolff shipbuilders works team and Ryde Sports on the Isle of Wight, Long joined Southampton of the Football League Second Division as an amateur in September 1933, becoming a professional in October 1934, aged 20.[1] He played regularly in the reserve team during his five years with the Saints,[1] but his first-team debut came on 7 September 1936 when he replaced Billy Kingdon for a 1–0 win over Doncaster Rovers. He made only one further appearance in 1936–37[3] and three the following season, once at left-half and twice at outside-left over the Christmas period (both draws against Swansea Town) in place of Harry Osman, who had switched to the inside-left in the absence of Arthur Holt.[4] In the second match against Swansea, Ted Bates made his debut at inside-right; he was to go on to be involved with Southampton, as player, manager and chairman until his death 66 years later.[5]

In the 1938 close season, Long left the club and joined Newport on the Isle of Wight.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 212–213. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 160. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  3. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 97. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.
  4. ^ Saints – A complete record. p. 99.
  5. ^ Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 24–25. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
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