Personal information | |||
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Full name | Derek Henry Carr[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 September 1927||
Place of birth | Blidworth, England | ||
Date of death | 6 July 2004[1] | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Utility player | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Lockheed Leamington | |||
1947–1950 | Birmingham City | 3 | (0) |
1950–195? | Rugby Town | ||
Evesham United | |||
Boldmere St. Michaels | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Derek Henry Carr (1 September 1927 – 6 July 2004) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham City.[2] Carr, a utility player, joined Birmingham City from Lockheed Leamington in December 1947,[3] and made his debut in the First Division on 22 October 1949 in a goalless draw away at Everton. He played twice more in the 1949–50 season,[4] and also worked in the offices at St Andrew's, before moving into non-league football with Rugby Town, Evesham United, and Boldmere St. Michaels.[3]
Carr was born in Blidworth, near Mansfield, Nottinghamshire,[3] and died in Birmingham.[1]