Dick Wynn

Dick Wynn
Personal information
Full name Richard Cross Wynn[1]
Date of birth 1892
Place of birth Walton, England
Date of death 9 August 1919 (aged 26–27)[2]
Place of death Étaples, France[3]
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1911 Sterling
1911–1913 Everton
1912–1913 → Chester (loan)
1914–1915 Middlesbrough 7 (1)
1915–1918 → Brentford (guest) 22 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Richard Cross Wynn (1892 – 9 August 1919) was an English professional footballer who appeared in the Football League for Middlesbrough as an outside left.[1] He guested for Brentford during the First World War.[4][5]

Personal life

Wynn served as a sergeant in the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and together with his brother Robert, he arrived on the Western Front in June 1916.[6] In February 1919, three months after the armistice, he was transferred to the Labour Corps.[6] Wynn died in August 1919,[7] following an operation on injuries received in an accident.[6][3] He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Middlesbrough 1913–14[8] First Division 2 1 0 0 2 1
1914–15[8] 5 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 7 1 0 0 7 1

References

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 321. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Boro Remember Fallen Heroes". www.mfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  4. ^ Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 3 November 2015. p. 67.
  5. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–365. ISBN 0951526200.
  6. ^ a b c "The Fallen of Everton Football Club & Everton de Viña del Mar, Chile" (PDF). p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. ^ "The Yorkshire Regiment War Graves". www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Richard Wynn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.


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