Harry Lovatt (c.1904 – 1984) was an English footballer. A much-travelled forward, he played for Port Vale, Preston North End, Crewe Alexandra, Bradford City, Wrexham, Scarborough, Leicester City, Notts County, Northampton Town, Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers, and Winsford United.
Career Lovatt played for local non-League clubs Wood Lane United, Red Street St Chad's and Audley in his youth. In 1923 he joined Port Vale, the next year moving on to Preston North End, but failed to make a league appearance for either club.
In 1925, he joined Crewe Alexandra, scoring 14 goals in 27 Third Division North games. He spent part of 1926 with Bradford City, scoring three goals in 13 Second Division games before joining Welsh club Wrexham, scoring five goals in 11 Third Division North games, including a hat-trick against Chesterfield on 15 January 1927. He spent the 1927–28 season with Midland League side Scarborough, and became the club's top-scorer with 40 league and cup goals. This record won him a contract with Leicester City,Dave Smith and Paul Taylor, Of Fossils and Foxes: The Official Definitive History of Leicester City Football Club (2001) () and he scored five goals in four First Division games in the 1928–29 season, including a hat-trick in a 6–1 win over Bolton Wanderers at Filbert Street on 4 May. He scored four goals in five league games in 1929–30, but played just one game in 1930–31 before moving to Notts County in December 1930.
Three goals in nine games at County followed as he helped the "Magpies" to win the Third Division South title. He moved on again in 1931, joining Northampton Town. He struck seven times in 14 Third Division South games before he left the Football League to join up with Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers and then Winsford United.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPort Vale1923–24Second Division000000Preston North End1924–25First Division000000Crewe Alexandra1925–26Third Division North2714413115Bradford City1923–24Second Division9300931924–25Second Division400040Total13300133Wrexham1926–27Third Division North11510125Leicester City1928–29First Division4500451929–30First Division5400541930–31First Division100010Total10900109Notts County1930–31Third Division South7120911931–32Second Division220022Total9320113Northampton Town1931–32Third Division South147441811Macclesfield Town1932–33Cheshire County League442064
Honours Notts County Football League Third Division South: 1930–31
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