Harry Kitching

Harry Kitching

Personal information
Full name	Harry Kitching[1]
Date of birth	2 August 1905[1][2]
Place of birth	Grimsby[1] Lincolnshire, England
Date of death	22 January 1970 (aged 64)[3]
Place of death	Cheshire, England
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Municipal College
1923–1926	Grimsby Town	16	(1)
–	Leeds University
–	Boston Town
–	Worksop Town
1928–1931	Lincoln City	58	(28)
1931–1932	Tranmere Rovers	5	(0)
1932–1936	New Brighton	39	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry Kitching (2 August 1905 – 22 January 1970) was an English footballer who scored 36 goals in 118 appearances in the Football League playing for Grimsby Town, Lincoln City, Tranmere Rovers and New Brighton. He played as a forward.^[4]

Kitching worked as a schoolmaster even during his playing career.^[5]

References

1. "Harry Kitching". The Lincoln City FC Archive. Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2013.
2. 1939 England and Wales Register
3. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
4. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 150. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
5. "Fine Play by New Worksop Forward". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. 23 August 1927. p. 8. Retrieved 29 March 2024.