Harry Ness Explained

Harry Ness
Fullname:Harry Marshall Ness
Birth Date:8 June 1885[1] [2]
Birth Place:Scarborough, Yorkshire, England[3]
Death Date:26 June 1957 (age 72)
Death Place:Scarborough, Yorkshire, England[4]
Years2:1911–1920
Years3:1920–1921
Clubs2:Sunderland
Clubs3:Aberdeen
Caps2:101
Goals2:0
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Harry Marshall Ness (8 June 1885 – 26 June 1957) was an English footballer who played for Barnsley and Sunderland. He was a full back.

Club career

Harry Ness was part of the Barnsley side that contested the 1910 FA Cup Final.[5] They lost in a replay 2–0 to Newcastle United. He transferred to Sunderland in 1911.[6]

He was a FA Cup runner up again in 1913 FA Cup Final when Sunderland were beaten 1–0 by Aston Villa[5] but he did get a league winners' medal as Sunderland topped the table.[6]

In 1916, Ness enlisted with 42nd Battalion of the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) and first went to Perth to train.[7]

In May 1920, he was transferred to Aberdeen.[8] He suffered an injury in a pre-season match but was reported to have made a complete recovery by October 1920, and played for their reserve team.[9] Some incident occurred, as in May 1921, he filed a claim against Aberdeen with the SFA for £132 .[10] The next month, it was reported that Aberdeen came to a settlement with Ness.[11] In August of that year, it was reported that Aberdeen would transfer Ness.[12]

Post-career

He married Laura Hurd in 1924. He later worked as a publican in Scarborough, where he died in 1957.[13]

Notes and References

  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. Harry Marshall Ness in Barnsley. Occupation: Footballer professional. 1911 England Census.
  4. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  5. Book: Mark Metcalf. David Wood. Lifting the Cup: The Story of Battling Barnsley, 1910-12. November 2010. Casemate Publishers. 978-1-84563-136-9. 69–.
  6. Web site: SAFC The Top 100. 2008-07-01. A Love Supreme. 20 July 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080720093221/http://www.a-love-supreme.com/100%20greatest/90-81.htm. dead.
  7. News: Football - Notes of To-Day's Matches. 12 August 2017. Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 4 March 1916.
  8. News: Football. 12 August 2017. Hull Daily Mail. subscription . 24 May 1920.
  9. News: Aberdeen's Team to Meet Hiberians. 12 August 2017. Dundee Evening Telegraph. subscription . 7 October 1920.
  10. News: Forty-Two Clubs Exempted from Qualifying Cup Competition. 12 August 2017. Dundee Courier. subscription . 20 May 1921.
  11. News: Football notes. 12 August 2017. Dundee Courier. subscription . 9 June 1921.
  12. News: First League Players Who Are Still Unsigned. 12 August 2017. The Sunday Post. subscription . 7 August 1921.
  13. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005