Joseph Henry Carter (27 July 1899 – 7 January 1977) was an English

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who played at

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. He won three

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caps, scoring four goals. Carter won an FA Cup winner's medal with

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, also helping the team win promotion to Division One in the same season. In September 1931 he became the first ever Albion player to be sent off at

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. He played in the 1935 FA Cup Final when Albion finished as runners-up to

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. He died of dehydration in 1977.

Honours

West Bromwich Albion *

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winners:

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* 1899 births 1977 deaths Footballers from Birmingham, West Midlands English men's footballers England men's international footballers Men's association football inside forwards People from Aston West Bromwich Albion F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players Deaths by dehydration 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1890s-stub