James William Harris (9 March 1907 – 1974)[2] was an English professional footballer who played as an outside-forward in the Football League for West Ham United and Southampton in the 1930s.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James William Harris | ||
| Date of birth | 9 March 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Tunbridge Wells, England | ||
| Date of death | 1974 (aged 66–67) | ||
| Place of death | Maidstone, Kent, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Folkestone | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1932 | West Ham United | 7 | (1) |
| 1932–1933 | Southampton | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 9 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Football career
editHarris was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent and played his early football with Folkestone[1] in the Southern League Eastern Section before joining West Ham United of the Football League First Division in December 1929.[1]
He made his debut for the Hammers on Christmas Day 1930, playing at inside-left in the absence of Jimmy Ruffell,[4] in a 4–3 victory over Portsmouth and retained his place for a further three matches, scoring in a 5–5 draw against Aston Villa on 3 January 1931.[5] Following Ruffell's return, he only made one further appearance that season, in April, followed by two in January/February 1932.[4]
In July 1932, he moved to the south coast to join Second Division Southampton.[1] He played in the first two matches of the 1932–33 season at outside-left before Johnny Arnold returned from playing cricket with Hampshire.[6] Harris spent the remainder of his time at The Dell playing in the reserves, scoring eight goals in 44 appearances, but was released from his contract in the summer of 1933.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Holley, Duncan; Chalk, Gary (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan & Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 86. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 116. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ a b "Jimmy Harris". The Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics. www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ "West Ham 5 – 5 Aston Villa". Game played on 03 Jan 1931. www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 89. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.