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Harry Draper
Personal information
Full name Harry Draper [1]
Date of birth 1887
Place of birth Chesterfield, England
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
Stag's Head (Rotherham)
1909–1910 Rotherham County
1910–1911 Birmingham 3 (0)
1911–19?? Denaby United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry Draper (1887 – after 1910) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham. [1]

Draper was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He played local football in Rotherham and spent a season in the Midland League with Rotherham County before joining Birmingham of the Football League Second Division in April 1910. [2] Draper, a playmaker, made three first-team appearances in a struggling side; his debut came on 8 October 1910 in a 3–1 home defeat to Stockport County. [3] He failed to settle, and returned nearer home in September 1911, joining Midland League club Denaby United. [2]

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 78. ISBN  978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 84. ISBN  978-1-85983-010-9.
  3. ^ Matthews, p. 157.