Joe Harris (footballer) explained

Joe Harris
Fullname:Joseph Harris[1]
Birth Date:19 March 1893[2]
Birth Place:Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland
Death Date:[3] [4]
Death Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Height:5 ft 7+1/2 in
Position:Half-back
Clubs1:Shettleston
Years2:–1913
Clubs2:Strathclyde
Years3:1913–1923
Clubs3:Partick Thistle
Caps3:207
Goals3:5
Years4:1923–1925
Clubs4:Middlesbrough
Caps4:56
Goals4:0
Years5:1925–1931
Clubs5:Newcastle United
Caps5:149
Goals5:2
Years6:1931–1933
Clubs6:York City
Caps6:62
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:474
Totalgoals:7
Nationalyears1:1921
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Joseph Harris (19 March 1893 – 29 October 1933) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a half-back in Scottish football for Shettleston, Strathclyde and Partick Thistle (where he won the Scottish Cup in 1921), and in the English Football League for Middlesbrough, Newcastle United (where he won the League title in 1926–27)[5] and York City.[1] [3] [6] [7]

Harris was capped twice by the Scotland national team in 1921.[8]

He was not related to Neil Harris, also from east Glasgow who played for Partick and Newcastle in the same era.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce . Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2004 . Tony Brown . Nottingham . 978-1-899468-67-6 . 116.
  2. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Harris&surname_so=exact&forename=Joseph&forename_so=fuzzy&sex=M&from_year=1892&to_year=1894&county=GLASGOW%20CITY&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers - Births - Search results
  3. Book: Jarred . Martin . Dave . Windross . Citizens and Minstermen: A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 . 1997 . Citizen Publications . Selby . 978-0-9531005-0-7 . 44.
  4. https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-deaths&surname=Harris&surname_so=exact&forename=Joseph&forename_so=fuzzy&other_surname_so=exact&mmsurname_so=exact&sex=M&from_year=1933&to_year=1933&birth_year=1896&birth_year_range=5&record_type=stat_deaths Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results
  5. Web site: Player Details : Joseph Harris . Toon1892.com . 21 June 2020.
  6. Book: Emms . Steve . Wells . Richard . Scottish League Players' Records: Scottish Football League Division One 1890/91 to 1938/39 . 2007 . Tony Brown . Nottingham . 978-1-899468-66-9 . 92.
  7. http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1933+-+Joe+Harris Soccer News: Joe Harris Dies in Glasgow
  8. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.