Personal information | |||
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Full name | Douglas Scott Hardcastle [1] | ||
Date of birth | 1886 | ||
Place of birth | Worksop, England | ||
Date of death | 9 May 1915 (aged 29) [2] | ||
Place of death | Hainaut, Belgium [2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Worksop Town | |||
1905 | Derby County | 5 | (1) |
Worksop Town | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Douglas Scott Hardcastle (1886 – 9 May 1915) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Football League for Derby County. [1]
Hardcastle worked as a stove grate patternmaker. [3] He served as an appointed lance corporal in the Sherwood Foresters during the First World War and was killed in action on the Western Front on 9 May 1915. [3] [4] Hardcastle is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial. [2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 1905–06 [5] | First Division | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Career total | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |