Fred Harris (rugby league) explained

Fred Harris
Fullname:Frederick Harris
Birth Date:27 November 1909
Birth Place:unknown
Death Date:July 1980
Death Place:Bradford, West Yorkshire
Club1:Leigh
Year1start:1930
Year1end:35
Appearances1:140
Tries1:46
Goals1:1
Points1:140
Club2:Leeds
Year2start:≤1936
Year2end:45
Appearances2:199
Tries2:71
Points2:214
Teama:Lancashire
Yearastart:≤1937
Yearaend:≥37
Appearancesa:≥1
Teamb:English League XIII
Yearbstart:1934
Yearbend:35
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:2
Goalsb:2
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:10
Teamc:England
Yearcstart:1934
Yearcend:37
Appearancesc:2
Triesc:0
Goalsc:0
Fieldgoalsc:0
Pointsc:0
Teamd:Great Britain
Yeardstart:≤1936
Yeardend:≥36
Appearancesd:0
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:23 August 2009
Source:[1] [2] [3]

Frederick "Fred" Harris (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), England, English League XIII and Lancashire, and at club level for Leigh,[4] [5] [6] and Leeds, as a or .[1]

Playing career

International honours

Fred Harris won caps for England while at Leigh in 1934 against Australia, and while at Leeds in 1937 against France,[2] was selected for Great Britain while at Leeds for the 1936 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand,[3] and played for English League XIII while at Leigh against France.

County honours

Fred Harris played at in Lancashire's 7-5 victory over Australia in the 1937–38 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Wednesday 29 September 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,250.[7]

County Cup Final appearances

Fred Harris played at in Leeds' 14-8 victory over Huddersfield in the 1937–38 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 30 October 1937.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Statistics at leighrl.co.uk. leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  5. Web site: They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk. leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  6. Web site: Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk. leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  7. Web site: Wilderspool hosts memorable win. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114200451/http://totalrl.com/features/content.php?feat_id=259&featcat_id=32. dead. 14 January 2010. totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.