Oscar Linkson
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Oscar Linkson (b. April, 1888 in Barnet - d. August, 1916 in France) was an English football player.
Oscar started his career with Barnet F.C. in 1907. He was spotted playing for amateur team Pirates FC on a continental tour by scouts from Manchester United who were also touring in the same area. He signed on as a full team player for Manchester United in 1908. He would help the club win the 1909 FA Cup and 1911 league championship. In 1913, he transferred to Shelbourne in Dublin.
At the outbreak of World War I he returned to England where he enrolled with the Football Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment who were formed under the Pal's Battalions scheme and made up entirely of sportsmen.
On 8th August 1916 Oscar was lost during the battle to seize Guillemont Station. His body was never recovered and he was reported missing presumed dead at the Battle of the Somme.
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