James George William Harrold (26 March 1892 – 7 October 1950) was an English amateur

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centre half who made more than 200 appearances in the

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for Leicester City. He won two England Amateur caps. He also played

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and made 11 first-class appearances for

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between 1923 and 1928.

Personal life

In March 1917, during the

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, Harrold enlisted as an air mechanic in the

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and was assigned to HMS ''Daedalus''. He later transferred to the RAF Reserve and was

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in April 1920.

Career statistics

References

1892 births 1950 deaths Footballers from the London Borough of Tower Hamlets People from Poplar, London English men's footballers Men's association football wing halves English Football League players Royal Naval Air Service personnel of World War I Royal Air Force personnel of World War I Custom House F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Millwall F.C. players England men's amateur international footballers English cricketers Essex cricketers Royal Navy sailors Royal Air Force airmen {{England-cricket-bio-1890s-stub