Harold Sloan
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Irish |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Citizenship | Ireland |
| Born | August 25, 1882 |
| Died | January 21, 1917 (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 |
Harold Alexander De Barbizon Sloan (25 August 1882 – 21 January 1917) was an Irish soccer player at the beginning of the 20th century.
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.
He won 8 full international caps for 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.
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