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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Cross Wynn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Walton, England | ||
| Date of death | 9 August 1919 (aged 26–27)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Étaples, France[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1910–1911 | Sterling | ||
| 1911–1913 | Everton | ||
| 1912–1913 | → Chester (loan) | ||
| 1914–1915 | Middlesbrough | 7 | (1) |
| 1915–1918 | → Brentford (guest) | 22 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richard Cross Wynn (1892 – 9 August 1919) was an English professional footballer who appeared in the Football League for Middlesbrough as an outside left.[1] He guested for Brentford during the First World War.[4][5]
Wynn served as a sergeant in the Yorkshire Regiment during the First World War and together with his brother Robert, he arrived on the Western Front in June 1916.[6] In February 1919, three months after the armistice, he was transferred to the Labour Corps.[6] Wynn died in August 1919,[7] following an operation on injuries received in an accident.[6][3] He was buried in Étaples Military Cemetery.[2]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1913–14[8] | First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1914–15[8] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||