Fred Hopkinson

Not to be confused with Frederick Hopkinson.

Fred Hopkinson
Personal information
Full name Fred Hopkinson[1]
Date of birth (1908-04-26)26 April 1908[2][1]
Place of birth Royton, England
Date of death 1986 (aged 77–78)[2]
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Wing half, inside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shotton
Seaham Harbour
1927–1928 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
1928–1934 Darlington 158 (10)
1934–1936 Barrow 63 (2)
1936 Horden Colliery Welfare
1936–19?? South Shields
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fred Hopkinson (26 April 1908 – 1986) was an English footballer who made 221 appearances in the Football League playing as a wing half or inside right for Darlington and Barrow in the 1920s and 1930s. He was also on the books of Sheffield Wednesday, but without representing that club in league competition, and played non-league football for Shotton, Seaham Harbour, Horden Colliery Welfare[4] and South Shields.[5]

In 1933, Hopkinson and Darlington teammates Harry Brown, Billy Eden and Tom Halliday were members of the Rest of Durham XI that faced First Division club Sunderland in a match to celebrate the silver jubilee of the Durham County Football Association.[6]

Hopkinson was born in Royton, Lancashire,[4] the son of Samuel Hopkinson, a piecer, and his wife Martha.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Baptisms at St Paul in the Parish of Royton: Baptisms for the Years 1908–1911". Lancashire OnLine Parish Clerks. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Player search: Hopkinson, F (Fred)". English National Football Archive (ENFA). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ Veitch, Colin (11 August 1933). "Darlington hope to land more players". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. ^ "Hopkinson leaves Horden". Northern Daily Mail. West Hartlepool. 1 October 1936. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1932–33: Durham FA Jubilee Match". thestatcat.co.uk. Retrieved 1 April 2014.