Samuel Eyres

Samuel Eyres

Personal information
Date of birth	1885[1]
Place of birth	Droylsden, England[2]
Date of death	31 October 1917 (aged 32)
Place of death	Passchendaele, Belgium
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Colne
	Crewe Alexandra
	Failsworth
	Hyde
1907	Manchester City	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Eyres (1885 – 31 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Manchester City.^[3]

Personal life

Eyres served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.^[4] He was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 October 1917 and is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.^[2][4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	1906–07[3]	First Division	1	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			1	0	0	0	1	0

References

1. Samuel Eyres on Lives of the First World War
2. "Samuel Eyres | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
3. "S Eyres". BlueMoon. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
4. "Casualty Details: S Eyres". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
5. "Gunner Sam EYRES". Masonic Great War Project. Retrieved 21 August 2021.