Albert Harris (footballer)

For other people with the same name, see Albert Harris (disambiguation).

Albert Harris

Personal information
Full name	Albert Harris [1]
Date of birth	(1912-09-16)16 September 1912 [1]
Place of birth	Horden, [1] County Durham, England
Date of death	1995 (aged 82) [1] [2]
Place of death	Scunthorpe, [2] Lincolnshire, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [3]
Position(s)	Outside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Hetton United
–	Herrington Swifts
1930–1931	Hull City	5	(0)
–	Blackhall Colliery Welfare
1935–1936	Newcastle United	12	(4)
1936–1937	Barnsley	15	(1)
1937–1939	Darlington	60	(7)
–	Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Harris (16 September 1912 – 1995) was an English footballer who made 92 appearances in the Football League playing on the wing for Hull City, Newcastle United, Barnsley and Darlington in the 1930s. He also played for Wearside League clubs Hetton United, Herrington Swifts, and Blackhall Colliery Welfare, and for Scunthorpe & Lindsey United. ^{[1] [4]}

Harris represented Durham Schools at under-15 level, playing for the team for two seasons, 1925–26 and 1926–27, rather than the customary one. ^[5]

During the 1937–38 season, Harris and fellow forward Albert Brallisford were invited to "explain their recent poor form" to Darlington's chairman and manager; while Harris's Darlington career continued, Brallisford never played for the club again. ^[6]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 116. ISBN   978-1-899468-67-6.
2. "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription" . Albert Harris. Birth date: 16 Sep 1912. Death quarter: 2. Death year: 1995. District: Scunthorpe. District number: 5541C. Register number: C33B. Entry number: 270. Date of registration mmyy: 0595. County: Lincolnshire. Retrieved 8 February 2015– via Findmypast.
3. "Barnsley. Three centres to take 'Pongo' Waring's place". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. x – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Harris leaves Barnsley" . Yorkshire Post. 7 January 1937. p. 17 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Past players (H)". Durham County Schools Football Association. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
6. Taylor, Matthew (2005). The Leaguers: The Making of Professional Football in England, 1900-1939. Liverpool University Press. p. 133. ISBN   9780853236399. Nor did indifferent performances go unnoticed. Two of Darlington's forward line for the 1937–38 season, Albert Brallisford and Albert Harris, were interviewed by the chairman and manager and asked to explain their recent poor form. Brallisford never played for the club again.