George Harrison (18 July 1892 – 12 February 1939) was an English international footballer who played as an outside left.
 Harrison's grave in York Road Cemetery, Church Gresley | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 1892[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
Early and personal life
editHarrison 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
editHarrison spent his early career with Gresley Rovers and Leicester Fosse.[2][4] He played for Everton between 1913 and 1923.[5] He won the First Division Championship with Everton in 1915.[4] He was loaned to Rangers in December 1914, subsequently joining the Scots Guards.[2] His football career was interrupted by World War One; Harrison joined the Army in February 1916 and served as a guardsman, being demobilised in October 1919.[2] During the war he fought in the Battle of Passchendaele and was gassed.[4] After leaving Everton in 1923 he played for Preston North End and Blackpool before retiring in 1932.[2]
International career
editHe 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
editHe 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
edit- ^ 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.
