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Harry Daft

Harry Daft
Personal information
Full name Harry Butler Daft
Date of birth 5 April 1866
Place of birth Radcliffe-on-Trent, England
Date of death 12 January 1945(1945-01-12) (aged 78)
Place of death England
Playing position Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1887–1890 Corinthian
pre 1888–1893 Notts County 101 (47)
1893 Nottingham Forest 4 (1)
1893–1894 Notts County 36 (11)
1894–???? Newark
National team
1889–1892 England 5 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Harry Daft
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Harry Daft
Cricket information
Batting style Right-hand batsman
Bowling style Slow
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 200
Runs scored 4370
Batting average 15.89
100s/50s 0/17
Top score 92*
Balls bowled 4881
Wickets 86
Bowling average 26.03
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 5/79
Catches/stumpings 81/-
Source: [1]

Harry Butler Daft (5 April 1866 – 12 January 1945) was an English footballer who played for Notts County, with whom he won the FA Cup in 1894, as well as making five appearances as a left winger for the national side. He was also an accomplished cricketer, playing 200 first class matches for Nottinghamshire between 1885 and 1899.

Daft was born at Radcliffe-on-Trent and attended Trent College, before joining Notts County as an amateur, whilst at the same time being a member of the Corinthians club. At this time he also played for Nottingham Forest and Newark, before the advent of league football. On the inauguration of the Football League, he became more settled and in the inaugural season he played in 19 out of the 22 games played by County, scoring eight goals. At the end of the season, County's poor league form resulted in them finishing near the foot of the table and having to apply for re-election to the league.

Daft made his first appearance for England on 2 March 1889 against Ireland. England won the match "quite comfortably" 6–1, with John Yates scoring a hat trick.


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