Joe Carr (English footballer)

Joe Carr
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Carr
Date of birth	Q1 1919
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	31 May 1940 (aged 21)
Place of death	Dunkirk, France
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)	Full back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1937–1940	Sheffield United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joseph Carr (Q1 1919 – 31 May 1940) was an English professional footballer who played as a full back in the Football League for Sheffield United.^[1]

Personal life

On 16 October 1939, a month and a half after the outbreak of the Second World War, Carr attested in the British Army under the Militia Act.^[4] Serving as a gunner in the Royal Artillery, he was killed during the Battle of Dunkirk on 31 May 1940.^[2]^[5] He is buried at the Oostduinkerke War Cemetery.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sheffield United	1937–38	Second Division^[1]	2	0	0	0	2	0
	1938–39	Second Division^[1]	24	0	4	0	26	0
	1939–40	First Division^[1]	3	0	0	0	3	0
Career total			29	0	4	0	33	0

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Joe Carr at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Casualty Details: Joseph Carr". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
^ "Sheffield United. Likeliest side for promotion in Division II". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Footballer Killed in Action". Midland Daily Telegraph. 7 June 1940. p. 9. Retrieved 11 October 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.

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[ENFA-1] Joe Carr at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[CWGC-2] "Casualty Details: Joseph Carr". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

[3] "Sheffield United. Likeliest side for promotion in Division II". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. vii – via Newspapers.com.

[MDT-4] "Footballer Killed in Action". Midland Daily Telegraph. 7 June 1940. p. 9. Retrieved 11 October 2022 – via newspapers.com.

[GMFGP-5] Rippon, Anton (2011). Gas Masks for Goal Posts: Football in Britain During the Second World War. Cheltenham: The History Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7524-7188-4.

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