Albert Harrison (footballer, born 1904)

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Albert Harrison
Personal information
Date of birth(1904-02-15)15 February 1904
Place of birth Leigh, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
West Leigh
Wigan Road Villa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1922–1924 Wigan Borough 6 (0)
Atherton Collieries
Chorley
1927–1929 Nottingham Forest 77 (5)
1929–1931 Leicester City 32 (1)
Dundalk
Drumcondra
1933–1934 Wigan Athletic 9 (0)
Lugano
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Harrison (born 15 February 1904; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a centre half.

Harrison started his career at Wigan Borough, making six Football League appearances for the club. He then spent a few years in non-league football before joining Second Division side Nottingham Forest in 1927. He scored five goals in 77 games for Forest, and was selected in the England XI squad for the FA's tour to South Africa in 1929. [2] His performances attracted the attention of First Division club Leicester City, who signed him later that year. [3] He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield. [4]

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References

  1. "Optimists of the North. Wigan Borough". Athletic News. Manchester. 6 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. "BRITISH "FA XI" TOURS". RSSSF . Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. "Leicester City career stats for Albert Harrison". FoxesHistory. Archived from the original on 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. "Professionals v. Amateurs – selected teams for annual match". Derby Daily Telegraph. 26 September 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 March 2016 via British Newspaper Archive.