John Harris (Irish footballer) explained

John Harris
Birth Date:8 November 1896
Birth Place:Shankill, Ireland
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:Belfast, England
Position:Left half
Clubs1:Cliftonville
Years2:1920–1922
Clubs2:Glenavon
Nationalyears1:1919–1923
Nationalteam1:Ireland Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1921–1924
Nationalteam2:Ireland (IFA)
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1921
Nationalteam3:Irish League XI
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals3:0

John Harris (8 November 1896  - 4 September 1955) was a Northern Irish amateur footballer who played in the Irish League for Cliftonville and Glenavon as a left half.[2] He represented Ireland internationally at football and played minor matches for the Ireland cricket team.[3] [4]

Personal life

Harris attended Queen's University Belfast. He later worked as principal at Kingston Technical High School in Jamaica and in Lagos, Nigeria.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liddle . Edward . Famous Irish internationals: John Harris . 21 December 2021 . Cricket Europe.
  2. Web site: John Harris . 19 April 2017 . nifootball.blogspot.co.uk.
  3. Web site: John Harris . subscription . 19 April 2017 . The Home of CricketArchive.
  4. Web site: Irish Cricket's Soccer Stars . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170420142953/http://www.cricketeuropearchives.com/CEIRELAND/ARCHIVES/COLUMNS/ARTICLES/SIGGINS/411.shtml . 20 April 2017 . 19 April 2017 . www.cricketeuropearchives.com.