Bill Harris (Welsh footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Charles Harris | ||
Date of birth | 31 October 1928 | ||
Place of birth | Swansea, Wales | ||
Date of death | 30 November 1989 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Middlesbrough, England | ||
Position(s) |
Wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Swansea City | 0 | (0) | |
1949–1950 |
Llanelli | ||
1950–1954 | Hull City | 131 | (6) |
1954–1965 | Middlesbrough | 360 | (69) |
1965–1966 | Bradford City | 9 | (1) |
International career | |||
Wales | |||
Managerial career | |||
1965–1966 | Bradford City | ||
1967–1969 | Stockton | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
William Charles Harris (31 October 1928 – November 30, 1989) was a Welsh footballer, who played for his national side and Middlesbrough and later became a manager.
Career
Bill Harris started his footballing career with local club
In March 1965, he joined Bradford City as their third player-manager following the departure of Bob Brocklebank. He took charge at a struggling club, during its darkest days, and in his first season, the club had finished 19th in Division Four. The following season the club's problems continued and Harris resigned a year after he took over with the club heading towards re-election.
His stay also signalled the end of his playing career, when he was injured during a 7–1 defeat to Crewe Alexandra and was advised to stop playing.[1]
In November 1967, he returned to Teesside as manager-coach of non-league Stockton, before he retired in May 1969. He later worked for an insurance firm in Middlesbrough.[1] He died in Middlesbrough in 1989 after suffering several strokes.
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