Background
Herron was born in Durham and began his career with non-league West Stanley.
Herron was born in Durham and began his career with non-league West Stanley.
He moved to Stoke in 1910 who at the time were playing in the Southern League and began a useful back up to first choice Bert Gadsden. But World War I was declared and Herron joined the Army, and he lost his life in France in 1917.