Wally Harris

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Wally Harris
Personal information
Full name Wallace Norman Harris
Date of birth 22 February 1900 (1900-02-22)
Place of birth    Birmingham, England
Date of death    7 September 1933 (aged 33)
Place of death    Davos, Switzerland
Playing position Outside right
Youth clubs
Burton All Saints
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1922–1929
1929–1930
Birmingham
Walsall
89 (12)
06 0(1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Wallace Norman "Wally" Harris (22 February 19007 September 1933) was an English professional footballer. Born in Birmingham, he played as an outside right for Birmingham and Walsall in the Football League during the 1920s. Released by Birmingham due to health problems, he retired not long afterwards and died in a sanatorium in Davos, Switzerland, aged 33.

[edit] References

  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData (Tony Brown). ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6. 
  • Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books, p. 94. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9. 
Persondata
NAME Harris, Wally
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harris, Wallace Norman
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1900-02-22
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham, England
DATE OF DEATH 1933-09-07
PLACE OF DEATH Davos, Switzerland