Harry Hampton (footballer)

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Harry Hampton
Full name	Joseph Harry Hampton
Date of birth	April 21, 1885
Place of birth	Wellington, Shropshire, England
Date of death	March 15, 1963
Youth clubs
	Shifnal Juniors
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Rogerstone Wellington Town Aston Villa Birmingham City Newport County
National team
1913-1914	England	4 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Joseph Harry Hampton (April 21, 1885 - March 15, 1963) was an English football player who was born in Wellington, Shropshire.

Harry Hampton scores in the 1905 FA Cup final.

Better known as "Happy" Harry Hampton or as "The Wellington Whirlwind," he played for Aston Villa from 1904 to 1920. He scored both goals against Newcastle United in the FA Cup final in 1905 and scored 5 goals when they beat Sheffield Wednesday 10-0 in a Division 1 match in 1912. Between 1913 and 1914 Hampton was capped by England four times, scoring two goals in games against Wales and Scotland. Hampton served on the Somme during the First World War and suffered from the effects of Mustard Gas poisoning. After scoring 242 goals in 376 games for Aston Villa he moved to Birmingham City where his 16 goals made him their top scorer for the 1920-21 season and helped the club to the Second Division title.