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Henry (Harry) Goslin was born in Willington on 9th November, 1909. He played for the Nottingham club, Boots Athletic before joining Bolton Wanderers in 1930 for a fee of £25.
Goslin, a right half, made his debut in a 7-2 defeat at Liverpool but he kept his place in the first-team. In the 1932-33 season Bolton were relegated to the Second Division of the Football League.
After finishing 3rd in 1933-34 Bolton Wanderers achieved promotion in 1934-35 when the club finished 2nd to Brentford. That season Goslin did not miss a game and in 1936 Goslin became captain of the club. Under his leadership Bolton maintained its position in the First Division of the Football League.
Goslin played in every game in the 1938-39 season and was considered as one of the best defenders in the country. During a nine year period he had scored 23 goals in 306 Football League games.
On 15th March, 1939, Adolf Hitler ordered the German Army to invade Czechoslovakia. It seemed that war was inevitable. Goslin and fourteen members of the Bolton Wanderers squad decided to join the Territorial Army.
On Friday, 1st September, 1939, Adolf Hitler ordered the invasion of Poland. The football that Saturday went ahead as Neville Chamberlain did not declare war on Germany until Sunday, 3rd September. The government immediately imposed a ban on the assembly of crowds and as a result the Football League competition was brought to an end.
On 14th September, the government gave permission for football clubs to play friendly matches. In the interests of public safety, the number of spectators allowed to see these games was limited to 8,000. These arrangements were later revised, and clubs were allowed gates of 15,000 from tickets purchased on the day of the game through the turnstiles.
Jack Ithell, Danny Winter, Jack Roberts, George Catterall, Don Howe and
Harry Goslin of Bolton Wanderers join the Territorial Army in 1939.
The government imposed a fifty mile travelling limit and the Football League divided all the clubs into seven regional areas where games could take place. Goslin's club, Bolton Wanderers, was put in the North-East League.
Goslin joined the 53rd Field Regiment (Bolton Artillery). Of the 35 players on the staff of Bolton Wanderers, 32 joined the armed services and the other three went into the coal mines and munitions. However, as no fighting was taking place between Britain and Germany, the men continued to play for their clubs in the North-East Regional League. Goslin played in four out of Bolton's 22 games in the 1939-40 season. He also played as a guest for Chelsea and Norwich.
Sergeant Harry Goslin (right) on duty in 1941.
Unofficial international games also took place during the Second World War. On 2nd December 1939, Goslin was selected to play for England against Scotland at St James' Park, Newcastle. Goslin also played in the games against Scotland (3rd May 1941), Scotland (4th October 1941) and Wales (25th October 1941). Goslin's international career came to an end when his regiment was sent to fight in North Africa.
Harry Goslin was killed in Italy on 18th December, 1943.
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