Jimmy Harris (footballer)

Jimmy Harris
Personal information
Full name James Harris
Date of birth 18 August 1933 (1933-08-18) (age 78)
Place of birth Birkenhead, England
Playing position Forward
Youth career
1948–1951 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1951–1960 Everton 191 (65)
1960–1964 Birmingham City 93 (37)
1964–1966 Oldham Athletic 29 (9)
1966–1967 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
National team
1956 England U-23 1 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

James "Jimmy" Harris (born August 18, 1933 in Birkenhead, Cheshire) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward for Everton and Birmingham City in the First Division. The strengths of his game were his pace and a clear eye for goal.

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Biography

Harris made his debut for Everton, replacing Dave Hickson, in 1955 and finished his debut season as the club's top scorer with 21 goals in all competitions.[1] He was also capped for England U-23 that season, scoring in a 3–1 win against Scotland U-23 at Hillsborough in February 1956.[2] When moved to outside-right on Hickson's return in 1957 he was able to use his pace and still kept scoring. The following season, 1957–58, he scored a hat-trick away at Tottenham Hotspur only for Everton to lose 10–4.[3] In 1960, having scored 72 goals in 207 appearances in all competitions for Everton,[1] Harris was sold to Birmingham City for a fee of £20,000.[4]

He was the club's top scorer in each of his first two seasons at Birmingham City, and in four years scored 53 goals in 113 games in all competitions.[4] He played in their Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61 campaign when they reached the final against A.S. Roma, and was largely responsible for them getting that far. In the semi-final against Inter Milan he scored three times, including the first goal of the 2–1 win at the San Siro,[5] the only time Inter had lost at home to an English club until Arsenal repeated the feat over forty years later.[6] He also won his only major medal when he played on the winning side in the 1963 Football League Cup Final.

After leaving Birmingham he moved on to Oldham Athletic and home-town club Tranmere Rovers before retiring in 1967.

Honours

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Gallery of Players Signed Between 1950 - 1959". http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%201950-1959.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  2. ^ Courtney, Barrie (2004-03-27). "England - U-23 International Results- Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  3. ^ "Memorable Matches". Everton F.C.. http://www.evertonfc.com/history/memorable-matches.html?mode=match&match=28. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  4. ^ a b Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. pp. 94. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 
  5. ^ Zea, Anthony; Haisma, Marcel (2007-06-27). "European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1960-61 - Details". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec196061det.html. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
  6. ^ Moore, Chris (2003-11-27). "Harris beats Henry". The Sun. http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2003550024,00.html. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 

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