Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Hampson | ||
Date of birth | 23 March 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Little Hulton, England | ||
Date of death | 10 January 1938 | (aged 31)||
Place of death | Fleetwood, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 6+1⁄4 in (1.68 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Youth career | |||
192?–1925 | Walkden Park | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1925–1927 | Nelson | 64 | (42) |
1927–1938 | Blackpool | 361 | (248) |
Total | 425 | (290) | |
International career | |||
1930–1932 | England | 3 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Hampson (23 March 1906 – 10 January 1938) was an English professional footballer. He spent eleven seasons at Blackpool, where he remains record goalscorer with 252 goals in 373 games, and is still regarded as one of the best centre forwards to play for the club.[2][3]
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