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John Harris (Irish footballer)

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John Harris
Personal 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.
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