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Samuel Eyres
Personal information
Date of birth 1885[1]
Place of birth Droylsden, England[2]
Date of death (aged 32)
Place of death Passchendaele, Belgium
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Colne
Crewe Alexandra
Failsworth
Hyde
1907 Manchester City 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samuel Eyres (1885 – 31 October 1917) was an English professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Manchester City.[3]

Personal life

Eyres served as a gunner in the Royal Field Artillery during the First World War.[4] He was killed during the Battle of Passchendaele on 31 October 1917 and is buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery.[2][4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Manchester City 1906–07[3] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 1 0

References

  1. ^ Samuel Eyres on Lives of the First World War
  2. ^ a b "Samuel Eyres | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "S Eyres". BlueMoon. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Casualty Details: S Eyres". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Gunner Sam EYRES". Masonic Great War Project. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
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