Joe Fountain

Joe Fountain
Personal information
Full name Edwin Joseph Fountain
Date of birth 21 September 1871
Place of birth Aston, England
Date of death 1946 (aged 66)
Place of death Birmingham, England
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Calthorpe
Small Heath Langley
1894–1896 Small Heath 3 (0)
1896–189? Birmingham St George's
– Worcester Rovers
– Hereford Town
– Heath United
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Joseph Fountain (21 September 1871 – 1946) was an English professional footballer born in Aston, which is now part of Birmingham, who played in the Football League for Small Heath. Fountain, a left-sided forward, struggled to compete with Fred Wheldon and Toddy Hands. He made his debut in the First Division on 9 February 1895 in a 1–1 draw at home to Sunderland, and played once more during that season and once towards the end of the next, before returning to local football in the Midlands area.

He married Emily Jane Payne in Birmingham on 21 December 1895. He died in 1946.

References

  1. ↑ 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  3. ↑ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). p. 93. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
  4. 1 2 Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
  5. ↑ Matthews, pp. 142–43.
  6. ↑ England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973