Billy Harrison

Billy Harrison
Personal information
Full name William Ewart Harrison
Date of birth 27 December 1886(1886-12-27)
Place of birth Wybunbury, Cheshire, England
Date of death August 1948 (age 61)
Place of death Wolverhampton, England
Height 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m)
Playing position Outside right
Youth career
Hough United
Crewe South End
Willaston White Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1905–1907 Crewe Alexandra ? (?)
1907–1920 Wolverhampton Wanderers 316 (43)
WWI Stoke City (guest) ? (?)
1920–1922 Manchester United 44 (5)
1922–1923 Port Vale 22 (2)
1923–1924 Wrexham 29 (0)
National team
The Football League 2 (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

William Ewart Harrison (27 December 1886 – August 1948) was an English footballer. He made the most appearances of his professional career for Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he won the 1907–08 FA Cup, and of whose Hall of Fame he is a member.[1]

Playing career

Harrison played for Hough United, Crewe South End, Willaston White Star and Crewe Alexandra before signing for fellow Second Division Wolverhampton Wanderers for £400 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 1908 FA Cup Final, with Harrison scoring a fine individual goal.[2]

After serving the Molineux club for nine full seasons, and 345 games in total, he moved to Manchester United in October 1920. He went on to score five goals in 46 appearances for the Red Devils before joining Port Vale in September 1922.[3] He was a first-team regular at the club until an ankle injury in October 1922 put him out of action until January 1923. He regained his spot but was sold to Wrexham for £300 in June of that year, where he spent a final season.[4]

After retiring from football, Harrison was a pub landlord in Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. He died in August 1948, aged 61.[2]

References

  1. ^ "First And Last For Hall Of Fame". wolves.co.uk (Wolverhampton Wanderers FC). 19 November 2009. http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/HallOfFame/0,,10307~1879193,00.html. Retrieved 22 January 2010. 
  2. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. West Midlands: Britespot. p. 47. ISBN 1-904103-01-4. 
  3. ^ "WILLIAM HARRISON". MUFCInfo.com. http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/harrison_william.html. Retrieved 24 May 2009. 
  4. ^ Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 129. ISBN 0952915200.