Harold Alexander De Barbizon Sloan (25 August 1882 – 21 January 1917) was an Irish soccer player at the beginning of the 20th century.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1882-08-25)25 August 1882 Ireland |
| Died | 21 January 1917(1917-01-21) (aged 34) |
| Occupation | Football player |
| Sport | |
| Country | Ireland (1882–1950) |
| Sport | Association football |
| Position | Forward |
| League | Irish Football League Leinster Senior League |
| Club | Bohemian FC |
Sloan represented Bohemians during his career in the Irish League. A 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 7 September 1901.[1]
He won eight full international caps for Ireland and once scored a hat-trick for them against Wales in a 4–4 draw in April 1906.[2][3]
Sloan served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Garrison Artillery in the British Army and was killed in action during World War I on 21 January 1917.[4] He is buried at the Guards Cemetery at Combles.[5]
Bohemians