George Harrison (footballer, born 1892)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 18 July 1892||
Place of birth | Church Gresley, England | ||
Date of death | 12 February 1939 | (aged 46)||
Place of death | Church Gresley, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
Outside left | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1910–1911 |
Gresley Rovers | 11 | (1) |
1911–1913 | Leicester Fosse | 59 | (9) |
1913–1923 | Everton | 190 | (17) |
1914–1916 | → Rangers (loan) | ||
1923–1931 | Preston North End | 274 | (72) |
1931–1932 | Blackpool | 16 | (2) |
Total | 537 | (101) | |
International career | |||
1921 | England | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
George Harrison (18 July 1892 – 12 February 1939) was an English international
Early and personal life
Harrison was born in Church Gresley in Derbyshire.[2] He was also known as Jud Harrison.[3] He had two older siblings, and four younger siblings.[2] He had a son (also called George) born in June 1912, and married in May 1913.[2]
Club career
Harrison spent his early career with
International career
He earned two caps for England in 1921, playing against Belgium in a 2–0 victory and against Ireland in a 1–1 draw.[3][6]
Later life and death
He later became the licensee of a pub in Preston and also the licensee of the Rising Sun pub in Church Gresley.[2]
He died on 12 February 1939 aged 46, with his funeral being held in Church Gresley four days later.[2] He had been found by his son with throat wounds in the bathroom, and an inquest ruled the death as suicide,[2] as he suffered from depression.[4]
References
- ^ George Harrison at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "England Players - George Harrison". www.englandfootballonline.com.
- ^ a b "George Harrison". Englandstats.com.
- ^ a b c d "George Harrison - Player Database - Gresley FC Online". www.gresleyfc.com.
- ^ "Profile". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ George Harrison, 1892-1939. EFC Heritage Society.