Dick Wynn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Cross Wynn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Walton, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 1919 (aged 26–27)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Étaples, France[3] | ||
| Playing position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Chester | |||
| 1914–1915 | Middlesbrough | 7 | (1) |
| 1915–1918 | → Brentford (guest) | 22 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Richard Cross "Dick" Wynn (1892–9 August 1919) was an English professional football outside left who appeared in the Football League for Middlesbrough.[1] He guested for Brentford during the First World War.[4][5]
Personal life
Wynn served as a sergeant in the Yorkshire Regiment and the Labour Corps during the First World War and died 9 months after the armistice,[6] following an operation on his war wounds.[3] He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.[2]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 321. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- 1 2 "Boro Remember Fallen Heroes". www.mfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ↑ Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City 03/11/15. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 2015. p. 67.
- ↑ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–365. ISBN 0951526200.
- ↑ "The Yorkshire Regiment War Graves". www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
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