About Gordon Harris
Lived 1940 – 2014 (aged 73). Gordon Harris was a British association football player.
Gordon Harris (2 June 1940 – 10 February 2014) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Burnley and Sunderland. He was capped twice for England under-23 team while a Burnley player, and once for the full national team, on 5 January 1966 in a 1–1 draw with Poland, as a late replacement for the injured Bobby Charlton.
Harris died of cancer on 10 February 2014.
Honours Burnley Football League First Division: 1959–60 FA Cup runner-up: 1961–62
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Who was Gordon Harris?
English football player (1940–2014)
When was Gordon Harris born?
Gordon Harris was born on 2 June 1940 in England.
When did Gordon Harris die?
Gordon Harris died on 10 February 2014 in Langold.
What was Gordon Harris's occupation?
Gordon Harris was an association football player.
What nationality was Gordon Harris?
Gordon Harris was British.
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· DBpedia: Gordon Harris (footballer, born 1940)
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