Dick Wynn

English footballer

Dick WynnPersonal 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]

## Personal life

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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]

## Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | FA Cup  | Total

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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

## References

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1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 321\. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. ^ a b "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
3. ^ a b "Boro Remember Fallen Heroes". www.mfc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
4. ^ Bees Review: Brentford Official Matchday Programme vs Hull City. Milton Keynes: Regal Sports Press. 3 November 2015. p. 67.
5. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 363–365. ISBN 0951526200.
6. ^ a b c "The Fallen of Everton Football Club & Everton de Viña del Mar, Chile" (PDF). p. 5\. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
7. ^ "The Yorkshire Regiment War Graves". www.ww1-yorkshires.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
8. ^ a b "Richard Wynn". 11v11.com. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

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