85 Henry McCorry

Biography

Inside forward Henry McCorry joined Hull City in July 1913 and spent most of the 1913/14 season at Boothferry Park. He started six of the first seven games and scored three times including winners in fixtures against Nottingham Forest and Grimsby Town. However he soon dropped out of the first team and didn’t return until January 1914 when he scored a consolation against Woolwich Arsenal. He left the club in March 1914.

McCorry was born in Felling to a coal mining family and later lived in Edmondsley, County Durham where he worked in the local pit. His amateur football career started with North Eastern League side South Shields Adelaide before playing for divisional rivals Ashington and Newburn during the following two seasons. In July 1913 he followed the well-trodden path formed by North Eastern footballers making their way to Hull City in the pre-World War One period.

McCorry left Hull City in March 1914 and joined Midland League side Chesterfield Town, he was a part of the Spireites first team and scored fifteen goals in the 1914/15 season. In April 1915 Henry returned to the North East and signed for North Eastern League side Gateshead Town, a move that was rendered pointless when World War One halted senior football in May 1915.

The War also appears to have drawn a close to McCorry’s playing days. He returned to County Durham where he lived in Birtley and worked as a wheelwright – he died in Birtley in January 1973.

Details

Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 11 March 1887, Felling
Hull City First Game: 6 September 1913, Blackpool A (Division Two), 26 years, 179 days old
Hull City Final Game: 14 February 1914, Bristol City A (Division Two), 26 years, 340 days old

Clubs

South Shields Adelaide (1911-1912), Ashington (1912), Newburn (1912-1913), Hull City (1913-1914), Chesterfield Town (1914-1915), Gateshead Town (1915)

Hull City Record

Career: 10 apps, 4 goals