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Joe Harris (footballer)
Joseph Harris (19 March 1893 – 29 October 1933) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back in Scottish football for Shettleston, Strathclyde and Partick Thistle (where he won the Scottish Cup in 1921), and in the English Football League for Middlesbrough, Newcastle United (where he won the League title in 1926–27)[5] and York City.[1][3][6][7]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Harris[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 March 1893[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 29 October 1933 (aged 40)[3][4] | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland[3] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Shettleston | |||
| –1913 | Strathclyde | ||
| 1913–1923 | Partick Thistle | 207 | (5) |
| 1923–1925 | Middlesbrough | 56 | (0) |
| 1925–1931 | Newcastle United | 149 | (2) |
| 1931–1933 | York City | 62 | (0) |
| Total | 474 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1921 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harris was capped twice by the Scotland national team in 1921.[8][9]
He was not related to Neil Harris, also from east Glasgow who played for Partick and Newcastle in the same era.
References edit
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael, ed. (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results 12 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ a b c d Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen: A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.
- ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results 12 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ "Player Details : Joseph Harris". Toon1892.com. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Emms, Steve; Wells, Richard, eds. (2007). Scottish League Players' Records: Scottish Football League Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-899468-66-9.
- ^ Soccer News: Joe Harris Dies in Glasgow, Edinburgh Evening News, 30 October 1933 (via Partick Thistle History Archive)
- ^ "Harris, Joe". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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