Jimmy Harrower (footballer, born 1924)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Swanson Harrower | ||
| Date of birth | 19 June 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | February 1992 (aged 67) | ||
| Place of death | Blackburn, England | ||
| Position(s) |
Left Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dunfermline Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1954 | Third Lanark | 165 | (2) |
| 1954–1961 | Accrington Stanley | 246 | (2) |
| Total | 411 | (4) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1961 | Accrington Stanley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Swanson Harrower (19 June 1924 – February 1992) was a Scottish professional
the Football League. He played for Scottish club Third Lanark and English club Accrington Stanley
in seven-year spells, from 1947 to 1961.
Football career
Harrower moved from his native
player-manager
, overseeing the end of a relegation campaign before presiding over an 18th-place finish the following year. He eventually resigned his post in December 1961; despite Stanley's dire league form until that point of the season, his resignation was ultimately forced by the club's policy of only appointing player-managers, and the fact that he was no longer able to play effectively. The club would be managed by a director's committee for the remainder of the season, making Harrower the final manager to take charge of this incarnation of Stanley in the Football League.
Post-retirement
After leaving the game he became a
publican
, then a heating engineer.
Harrower died in Blackburn in February 1992, at the age of 67.[1]
Honours
With Accrington Stanley
- Football League Third Division North runner-up: 1954–55 & 1957–58
References
- ^ "Jimmy Harrower". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
Sources
- Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.