Harry Storer (24 July 1870 – 25 April 1908) was an English

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who played for

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and

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, and a

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er who played first-class cricket for

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in 1895.

Life and playing career

Storer was born at Ripley,

, the son of John Storer, an engine smith, and his wife Elizabeth. In 1881 the family were living at

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Hill.

Football

Storer played for Ripley Town, Derby Midland,

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reserves,

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and

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, before joining Woolwich Arsenal in May 1894. He made his debut against Lincoln City on 1 September 1894 and immediately became first choice goalkeeper. He only missed two matches of Arsenal's 1894–95

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campaign, and was the first Arsenal player to win representative honours after he was selected for a

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in 1895. He was first choice at the start of the next season as well, until he was suspended by the club for a disciplinary issue in November 1895. In all he played 41 league and cup matches for the London side. Now unwanted by Arsenal, Storer was signed by

's manager

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and William Barclay in December 1895. Storer made his debut on 1 January 1896 in a 3–1 win over Man City at

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. He kept the goalkeeping shirt for the remaining 11 games conceding just 8 goals as Liverpool regained their spot back in the top tier of English football. Storer then had a long run in the first team, missing just 7 of the Reds' 87 fixtures, he was eventually replaced by the versatile

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for two matches and then William Perkins for the final five games of the 1898–99 season. Storer then became Perkins' understudy and apart from an 11 match spell in 1899 he never played for the club again although he didn't leave until 1901.

Cricket

Storer played six first-class matches for

during the 1895 season. He was a right-handed batsman and played 10 innings in 6 first-class matches, with a top score of 35 and an average of 10.22. He bowled 25 balls without taking a first-class wicket.Harry Storer at Cricket Archive
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Death

Storer died at

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at the age of 37, from

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. Storer's brother

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was also a footballer and cricketer, playing six

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for England. His son Harry junior, who also played both football and cricket, became an

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international and football manager.

Career details

As a footballer *

(1894–1895): 41 appearances, 0 goals *

(1896–1901): 121 appearances, 0 goals – Football League Second Division winner's medal (1896) As a cricketer *

(1895) – 6 matches

References

External links

Profile on LFC History
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Storer, Harry senior 1870 births 1908 deaths Arsenal F.C. players 20th-century deaths from tuberculosis Derby Midland F.C. players Derbyshire cricketers English cricketers English men's footballers Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Liverpool F.C. players People from Ripley, Derbyshire Cricketers from Derbyshire Footballers from Derbyshire Tuberculosis deaths in England Ripley Town F.C. players English Football League representative players Hibernian F.C. players Men's association football goalkeepers English Football League players