Billy Harrison

Career Harrison played for Hough United, Crewe South End, Willaston White Star and Crewe Alexandra before signing for fellow Second Division side Wolverhampton Wanderers for a £400 fee in summer 1907. His first season with the club ended in FA Cup glory, as they won the trophy after defeating Newcastle United 3–1 in the final, with Harrison scoring a fine individual goal. He remained at Molineux for nine full seasons, and 345 games in total.

During World War I he guested for Stoke. He played seven times for the Potters in 1915–16, 31 times in 1916–17, 33 times in 1917–18, and 28 times in 1918–19, scoring a total of 17 goals at the Victoria Ground. Stoke enjoyed some measure of success in the war leagues, finishing as runners-up of the Lancashire Section Secondary Competition Group D in 1916–17, champions of the Lancashire Section Primary Competition in 1917–18, and runners-up in both the Primary Competition and Group C in 1918–19. He returned to Wanderers for the 1919–20 season, as the club posted a 19th-place finish.

Harrison moved to Manchester United in October 1920. He went on to score five goals in 46 appearances for the Red Devils, helping United to finish 13th in 1920–21, before they suffered relegation out of the First Division in 1921–22. He left Old Trafford and joined Second Division rivals Port Vale in September 1922. He enjoyed a positive start to the 1922–23 campaign, scoring the only goal of the game against former club Manchester United at the Old Recreation Ground. He died in August 1948, aged 61.

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1907–08 Second Division

1908–09 Second Division

1909–10 Second Division

1910–11 Second Division

1911–12 Second Division

1912–13 Second Division

1913–14 Second Division

1914–15 Second Division

1919–20 Second Division

1920–21 Second Division

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1920–21 First Division

1921–22 First Division

44!!5!!2!!0!!46!!5 Port Vale 1922–23 Second Division

Wrexham 1923–24 Third Division North

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Honours Wolverhampton Wanderers FA Cup: 1908

Stoke Lancashire Section Primary Competition: 1917–18