John Harris (Irish footballer)

Irish footballer

John HarrisPersonal information

Date of birth|  8 November 1896
Place of birth|  Shankill, Ireland[1]
Date of death|  4 September 1955(1955-09-04) (aged 58)[1]
Place of death|  Belfast, England[1]
Position(s)|  Left half
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
|  Cliftonville|  |
1920–1922|  Glenavon|  |
International career
1919–1923|  Ireland Amateurs|  4|  (0)
1921–1924|  Ireland (IFA)|  2|  (0)
1921|  Irish League XI|  1|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.[2][3][4]

## Personal life

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Harris attended Queen's University Belfast.[1] He later worked as principal at Kingston Technical High School in Jamaica and in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Liddle, Edward. "Famous Irish internationals: John Harris". Cricket Europe. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
2. ^ a b "John Harris". nifootball.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
3. ^ "John Harris". The Home of CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
4. ^ "Irish Cricket's Soccer Stars". www.cricketeuropearchives.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

## External links

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* John Harris at National-Football-Teams.com

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