Harold Sloan

Harold Alexander De Barbizon Sloan was an Irish soccer player at the beginning of the 20th century.
Sloan represented Bohemians during his career in the Ireland Football League|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.
He won eight full international caps for Ireland [national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland] and once scored a hat-trick for them against Wales in a 4–4 draw in April 1906.
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. He is buried at the Guards Cemetery at Combles.

Honours

Bohemians