Harrison Eke
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Date of birth
February 1888[1]
Date of death
30 April 1917 (aged 29)
Place of death
Bexleyheath, England
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 1888[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Oakington, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 30 April 1917 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Bexleyheath, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside-right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| St. Mary's Cray | |||
| 1913 | Southampton | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harrison Eke (February 1888 – 30 April 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside-right in the Southern Football League for Southampton.[1]
Eke worked as a milkhand.[1] On 21 September 1914, a month after the outbreak of the First World War, he enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers.[2] Serving as a private, Eke contracted tuberculosis during service and was medically discharged on 7 June 1916.[2] He died of the disease on 30 April 1917 in Bexleyheath and was buried in Bexleyheath Cemetery.[1][2][3]
