Harry Harrison

Harry Harrison (21 November 1893 – 30 October 1975) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Middlesbrough, Durham City, Hartlepools United and Darlington, and in non-league football for Redcar Wednesday, Coatham United and Grangetown Athletic.

Life and career Harrison was born in 1893 in Redcar, which was then in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Harry did in fact play for Redcar Wednesday, winning the North Riding Junior Cup with Coatham United before playing Northern League football for Grangetown Athletic. He signed amateur forms with Newcastle United in February 1912. He never played for their first team, and in 1913, he turned professional with Middlesbrough, whom he had earlier rejected in favour of Newcastle. and Harrison made his debut. The match finished as a 1–1 draw, and Harrison kept his place for three more matches, before England international Williamson returned to the side and remained in it for more than two years. Williamson caught influenza in January 1922, and Harrison came into the team for the visit to Manchester City and kept his place for the rest of the season. then signed for another third-tier club, Durham City. He was for the first time his team's main goalkeeper, and played in 36 of the 42 league matches. Harrison remained with Hartlepools for two seasons, making 70 appearances in all competitions, before returning to Darlington for 1928–29. He began the season in the first team, and made 26 appearances in all competitions, the last of which was on 26 January 1929, a 3–1 defeat at home to Southport, but then lost his place to the 20-year-old future England international Harry Holdcroft.

After retiring from football, Harrison returned to the fish trade in Redcar.