James Harrop

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James Harrop
Personal information
Full name	James Harrop
Date of birth	September 1884
Place of birth	Sheffield, England
Date of death	1958
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
1900-1903	Ranmoor Wesleyans
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1903-1906 1906-1907 1907-1908 1908-1912 1912-1921 1921-1922 1921-1924	Sheffield Wednesday Denaby United Rotherham Town Liverpool Aston Villa Sheffield United Burton All Saints	133 (4)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

James Harrop (September 1884–1958) was a footballer who played for Liverpool Football Club in the early 20th century.

[edit] Life and playing career

Born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, Harrop played for Sheffield Wednesday, Denaby United and Rotherham Town (who merged with Rotherham County in 1919 to form Rotherham United) before being signed by Liverpool manager Tom Watson in 1907. Making his debut in a Football League Division One match on 18 January 1908, he bagged his first goal 18 months later on the 27 March 1909. Harrop, a central-defender, only made 8 appearances in his first season but went on to play 139 matches for the Anfield club during his 5 seasons, scoring 4 times.

Harrop left the Reds at the end of the 1912 season joining Aston Villa, he finished his career at Sheff United.

[edit] External links

• Profile at LFCHistory.net