Neil Harris (footballer, born 1894)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neil Harris | ||
Date of birth | 30 October 1894 | ||
Place of birth | Tollcross, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 3 December 1941 | (aged 47)||
Place of death | England | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) |
Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1913 | Vale of Clyde | ||
1913–1920 | Partick Thistle | 140 | (81) |
1917 | Kilmarnock | 1 | (0) |
1917 | St Mirren | 5 | (7) |
1918–1919 |
Distillery | ||
1920–1925 | Newcastle United | 174 | (123) |
1925–1927 |
Notts County | 49 | (23) |
1927–1929 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | (16) |
1929–1931 |
Third Lanark | 7 | (6) |
1931–1932 | Burton Town | ||
International career | |||
1924 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1931–1932 | Burton Town (player-manager) | ||
1932–1934 |
Distillery | ||
1934–1939 |
Swansea Town | ||
1939–1940 | Swindon Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Neil Harris (30 October 1894 – 3 December 1941) was a Scottish
Playing career
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Managerial career
Harris spent one year in charge of Burton then moved to former side Distillery in a purely managerial capacity. He was appointed manager of
Five years later Harris moved to his son's former side, after Ted Vizard left Swindon in June 1939. Due to the impending war, he was originally only offered a year's contract but, after negotiation, this was extended to end in March 1941. Just three games into his first season in charge, the Football League programme was abandoned, and Harris remained in charge for the club's season in the South West Regional League. During this season, players were often called up for military duties in the build-up to a game, and every club in the league used "guests" to make up the starting eleven - sometimes players even played under aliases to avoid detection by their officers. Before one game at Bristol City, Harris, now 45, was forced to come out of retirement himself to make up the numbers. He borrowed a pair of boots which were too small, and lost two toenails as the Town lost 5–2.
By the end of the season, it was decided that the club could no longer continue whilst the war did, and Harris was relieved of his duties in August 1940, with the intention of him returning to the hotseat when the war ended. Harris died a year later.
References
- ^ Tynesider (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Newcastle United". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ ISBN 0-907033-47-4. ().
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ "Player Details : Neil Harris". Toon1892.com. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Neil Harris - A Squad, Scottish Football Association.