Eric Hampson
English footballer
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Eric Hampson (born 11 November 1921) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke City.[1]
Full name
Eric Hampson[1]
Date of birth
11 November 1921[1]
Place of birth
Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Position
Defender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Hampson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1921[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Summerbank | |||
| 1940–1952 | Stoke City | 8 | (0) |
| – | Stafford Rangers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Life and career
Hampson was born in Stoke-on-Trent. He joined Stoke City from local feeder club Summerbank during World War II.[1] He joined the Army in 1944 and returned to Stoke in 1948 where he made just eight appearances in four seasons before leaving for non-league Stafford Rangers.[1]
He retired from professional football in 1954. In 1959, it was reported that Hampson subsequently became a confectioner and tobacconist, and had moved to Bognor with his wife, Ethel.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City[1] | 1948–49 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949–50 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1950–51 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1951–52 | First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
