Jimmy Harrold
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James George William Harrold[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 1892 | ||
| Place of birth | Poplar, England | ||
| Date of death | 7 October 1950 (aged 58)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Epsom, Surrey[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3+1⁄2 in (1.92 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Custom House | |||
| 1911 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| West Ham United | 0 | (0) | |
| 1913–1923 | Leicester City | 206 | (7) |
| 1923 | Millwall | 2 | (1) |
| 1925 | Clapton Orient | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1913 | England Amateurs | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James George William Harrold (26 March 1892 – 7 October 1950) was an English amateur football centre half who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for Leicester City.[1][4] He won two England Amateur caps.[5] He also played cricket and made 11 first-class appearances for Essex between 1923 and 1928.[2]
Personal life
[edit]In March 1917, during the First World War, Harrold enlisted as an air mechanic in the Royal Naval Air Service and was assigned to HMS Daedalus.[6] He later transferred to the RAF Reserve and was discharged in April 1920.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 1912–13[7] | Second Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1913–14[7] | 35 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 1914–15[7] | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 1919–20[7] | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 1920–21[7] | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 1921–22[7] | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23[7] | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 206 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 218 | 7 | ||
| Millwall | 1923–24[8] | Third Division South | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | 208 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 220 | 8 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 129. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ a b c "James Harrold". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Football's advent. Leicester City". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ^ "James Harrold". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ a b "James Harrold – Service Record – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Leicester City career stats for Jimmy Harrold – FoxesHistory". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Millwall Season 23/24 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
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- 1892 births
- 1950 deaths
- Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- People from Poplar, London
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- English Football League players
- Royal Naval Air Service personnel of World War I
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- Custom House F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Millwall F.C. players
- England men's amateur international footballers
- English cricketers
- Essex cricketers
- Royal Navy sailors
- Royal Air Force airmen
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs
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