Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Harry Hampton | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1885 | ||
Place of birth | Wellington, England | ||
Date of death | 15 March 1963 | (aged 77)||
Place of death | Rhyl, Wales | ||
Height | 5 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Shifnal Juniors | |||
Lilleshall Iron Works | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1902–1904 | Wellington Town | ||
1904–1920 | Aston Villa | 339 | (215) |
1920–1922 | Birmingham | 57 | (31) |
1922–1923 | Newport County | 14 | (2) |
1924–1925 | Wellington Town | ||
Total | 410 | (248) | |
International career | |||
1913–1914 | England | 4 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Joseph Harry Hampton (21 April 1885 – 15 March 1963) was an English footballer who was born in Wellington, Shropshire. To this day Hampton remains Aston Villa's all-time leading goalscorer in the League.