Harold Halse

Harold Halse
Personal information
Full name Harold James Halse
Date of birth (1886-01-01)1 January 1886
Place of birth Stratford, London, England
Date of death 25 March 1949(1949-03-25) (aged 63)
Place of death Colchester, Essex, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
Wanstead
Newportians
Barking Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Clapton Orient 2 (1)
1906–1907 Southend United 65 (91)
1908–1912 Manchester United 109 (41)
1912–1913 Aston Villa 31 (21)
1913–1921 Chelsea 96 (23)
1921–1923 Charlton Athletic 21 (5)
Total 324 (182)
International career
1909 England 1 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harold James Halse (1 January 1886 – 25 March 1949) was an English football forward, who played most of his career for Manchester United and then for Chelsea. He was the first player to appear in three FA Cup finals for three clubs. He is also the highest scoring player in a Charity Shield match, having scored six goals in the 1911 edition for Manchester United.