{{Short description|English footballer (1887–1936)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Joe Curry | image = | caption = | fullname = Joseph Curry | birth_date = January quarter, 1887 | birth_place = Newcastle upon Tyne, England | death_date = {{death date and age|1936|4|1|1887|3|31|df=y}} | death_place = Hexham, England | height = | position = Half-back | youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Scotswood | years1 = 1908–1911 |clubs1 = Manchester United |caps1 = 13 |goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1911–1912 |clubs2 = Southampton |caps2 = 7 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1913–? |clubs3 = West Stanley |caps3 = |goals3 = }} '''Joseph Curry''' (1887 – 1 April 1936)<ref name="FATS">{{cite book |last1=Chalk |first1=Gary |last2=Holley |first2=Duncan |last3=Bull |first3=David |title=All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC |year=2013 |location=Southampton |publisher=Hagiology Publishing |isbn=978-0-9926-8640-6 |page=50 }}</ref> was an English footballer who played at full-back for Manchester United and Southampton in the early 20th century.<ref name="Joyce">{{cite book |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |last=Joyce|first=Michael |year=2004 |publisher=Tony Brown|location=Nottingham |isbn=1-899468-67-6|page=67}}</ref>
==Football career== Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Curry started his career at Scotswood, before joining Manchester United in February 1908.<ref name="MUFC info">{{cite web|title=Joseph "Joe" Curry|url=http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/curry_joseph.html|publisher=MUFC info|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref> Over the next three years, he spent most of the time in the reserves, but made a total of 14 first-team appearances.<ref name="MUFC info"/>
Curry joined Southampton from Manchester United in May 1911. He found few opportunities to break into the first team as the Saints struggled near the foot of the Southern League First Division and was used as cover for Jim McAlpine.<ref>{{cite book |title=Saints – A complete record |last1=Chalk |first1=Gary |last2=Holley |first2=Duncan |publisher=Breedon Books |year=1987 |isbn=0-907969-22-4 |page=51 }}</ref> Even when he did manage to play, he had a propensity to get injured and struggled to get fit. After a frustrating season, he retired from the professional game and returned to his native north-east<ref name="ABC">{{cite book |title=The Alphabet of the Saints |last1=Holley |first1=Duncan |last2=Chalk |first2=Gary |publisher=ACL & Polar Publishing |year=1992 |isbn=0-9514862-3-3 |pages=88–89 }}</ref> where he turned out occasionally for West Stanley.<ref name="FATS" />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Curry, Joe}} Category:1887 births Category:1936 deaths Category:Footballers from Newcastle upon Tyne Category:English men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Southern Football League players Category:English Football League players Category:Manchester United F.C. players Category:Southampton F.C. players Category:West Stanley F.C. players Category:Scotswood F.C. players