Harold Sloan
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Harold Alexander De Barbizon Sloan was an Irish soccer player at the beginning of the 20th century.
Sloan represented Bohemians during his career in the Irish League. A classy forward, he was one of the main stars in the early Bohemian history. He scored the very first goal ever at Dalymount Park in a 4-2 win over Shelbourne on September 7, 1901.
He won 8 full international caps for Ireland and once scored a hat-trick for them against Wales in a 4-4 draw in April 1906.[1]
Slaon served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in the British Army and was killed in action during World War I in 1917.[2]
[edit] Honours
- Leinster League
- Bohemians - 1899/1900, 1900/01, 1901/02
- 8 Full International Caps
[edit] References
Categories: Pre-1950 IFA international footballers | Football League of Ireland players | Bohemian F.C. players | Bohemian F.C. international footballers | 1917 deaths | People from County Dublin | Royal Artillery officers | British Army personnel of World War I | British military personnel killed in World War I
