Harrison "Harry" Fearnley (27 May 1923 – 6 January 2012) was an English professional footballer. He was born in
Dewsbury
Dewsbury is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River Calder and on an arm of the Calder and Hebble Navigation waterway. It is to the west of Wakefield, east of Hudder ...
. A goalkeeper, he began his career with
Leeds United
Leeds United Football Club is a professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in England. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of England's football league system, and plays its home matches at Elland Road S ...
in 1946 before joining
Halifax Town
FC Halifax Town is a professional association football club based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England. They currently compete in and play at the Shay. They replaced Halifax Town A.F.C., which went into administration in the 2007–08 season. ...
in 1948. In 1949 he joined
Newport County and went on to make 103 appearances for the club. In 1953 he joined
Selby Town, then appeared once for
Rochdale
Rochdale ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, at the foothills of the South Pennines in the dale on the River Roch, northwest of Oldham and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough ...
in 1956 before moving to
Winsford United
Winsford United Football Club are a football club based in Winsford, Cheshire, England. The club was founded in 1883 and are nicknamed ''The Blues''. The club is currently a member of the , with home matches played at The Barton Stadium. Thei ...
.
References
External links
Harrison Fearnley's obituary
1923 births
2012 deaths
Footballers from Dewsbury
English men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
Leeds United F.C. players
Halifax Town A.F.C. players
Newport County A.F.C. players
Selby Town F.C. players
Rochdale A.F.C. players
Winsford United F.C. players
English Football League players
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