Fred Haxton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frederick Robert Haxton | ||
| Date of birth | October 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | ||
| Date of death | 1933 (aged 53–54) | ||
| Place of death | Northumberland, England | ||
| Position(s) | Left-half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chandlers Ford Star | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1899–1900 | Eastleigh Athletic | ||
| 1900–1901 | Chandlers Ford United | ||
| 1901–1904 | Eastleigh Athletic | ||
| 1904–1906 | Southampton | 3 | (0) |
| 1906–1909 | Eastleigh Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frederick Robert Haxton (1879–1933) was an English professional footballer who made three appearances at left-half in the Southern League for Southampton in the 1900s, but spent most of his football career with Eastleigh Athletic in the Hampshire League.
Football career[edit]
Haxton was born in the parish of St Olave's in Southwark, South London but by his teens was living in Chandler's Ford, Hampshire.[1] As a youth, he first played football with Chandlers Ford Star, before joining Eastleigh Athletic for the first time in September 1899. He spent a year with Chandlers Ford United from 1900 to 1901, before returning to Eastleigh Athletic for another three years.[1]
In January 1904, he "assisted" Southampton's reserve team, before signing for the club in the 1904 close season. Regarded as a "keen, untiring fellow" who was as "hard as nails",[1] he spent most of his time with the "Saints" in the reserves, being part of the side which won the Hampshire Senior Cup in 1905.[1]
He made his first-team debut on 1 October 1904, when England international Bert Houlker was injured. In the Southern League match against Brighton & Hove Albion, he played at left-half in a 1–1 draw.[2] His next appearance came six months later on 25 March 1905, when he again replaced Houlker, in a 2–1 victory at Portsmouth,[2] with his third and final appearance on 11 November 1905, this time replacing Samuel Meston against Bristol Rovers (lost 5–1).[3]
Haxton left Southampton in 1906 and returned to Eastleigh Athletic until moving to Manchester in 1909.[1]