Richard Herron (1890 – 19 September 1918) was an English

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played for

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Career

Herron was born in

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city in north east England **County Durham, a ceremonial county which includes Durham *Durham, North Carolina, a city in North Carolina, United States Durham may also refer to: Places ...

and began his career with non-league West Stanley. He moved to

in 1910 who at the time were playing in the Southern League and began a useful back up to first choice

Bert Gadsden Herbert Gadsden (12 September 1893 – 1973) was an English footballer who played for Stoke. Career Gadsden was born in Nottingham and played amateur football with Standen Hill Victoria before joining Stoke in 1912. He became Stoke's first choi ...

. He played in 20 matches in 1914–15 as Stoke won the Southern Football League Division Two title and were able to gain re-election to

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and Herron was tipped to become a fine goalkeeper. However,

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was declared and Herron joined the Army, serving as private in the 2nd battalion of the

Sherwood Foresters The Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Regiment) was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence for just under 90 years, from 1881 to 1970. In 1970, the regiment was amalgamated with the Worcestershire Regiment to ...

. He was

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in France in 1918 and was buried at Trefcon British Cemetery, Caulaincourt.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Herron, Richard English men's footballers Stoke City F.C. players West Stanley F.C. players 1890 births 1918 deaths Men's association football goalkeepers British Army personnel of World War I British military personnel killed in World War I Sherwood Foresters soldiers Military personnel from Durham, England Footballers from Durham, England 20th-century English sportsmen