Joe Ing
English footballer (1890-1977)
Joseph Henry Charles Ing (16 October 1890 – 1977) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient as a right half.
Personal life
Ing served in the Royal Navy during the First World War.
“Joe Ing” enters the record as english footballer (1890-1977). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what English, footballer and 1890-1977 can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 2, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q62027464. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1890 and 1977.
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