Abe Hartley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abraham Hartley | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 9 October 1909 (aged 37) | ||
| Place of death | Southampton, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ???? | Artizan Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1892–1893 | Dumbarton | 8 | (5) |
| 1893–1897 | Everton | 50 | (24) |
| 1897–1898 | Liverpool | 7 | (1) |
| 1898–1899 | Southampton | 21 | (14) |
| 1899 | Woolwich Arsenal | 5 | (1) |
| 1899–1900 | Burnley | 13 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Abraham Hartley (8 February 1872 – 9 October 1909) was a Scottish footballer.
Hartley played for Everton as a centre forward for five years in the 1890s. He also played for Merseyside rivals Liverpool and for his local club, Dumbarton. His career also included stints at Southampton, Woolwich Arsenal and Burnley at the end of his career. He appeared on the losing side in the 1897 FA Cup Final while at Everton.
Hartley was born in Dumbarton, Scotland and was the son of a tailor. After youth football with Artizan Thistle, he joined Dumbarton, where two of his brothers also played, in 1890. During his time with Dumbarton, he converted from a right back to a forward. While on the books of Dumbarton, the team won the first two Scottish Football League titles (1890–91 and 1891–92) and the 1891 Scottish Cup Final, but Hartley was not a regular for the club at this stage.
He moved south of the border to join Everton in 1893, making his debut on 18 March when, playing at inside right, he scored in a 4–2 victory at Wolverhampton Wanderers. That was his only appearance in the 1892–93 season in which Everton finished third in the table. The following season, he made six league appearances, scoring twice, following this up with five goals from 11 appearances in the 1894–95 season when Everton finished as runners-up behind Sunderland. During this season he remained third–choice striker behind England internationals, Fred Geary and Jack Southworth.
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