William Harris (25 September 1890–?) was a Scottish professional
footballer
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who played for
Benburb
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History
It is best known, in ...
,
Rutherglen Glencairn and
Tottenham Hotspur
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.
Football career
Harris signed for Tottenham Hotspur in May, 1909 for a fee of five
guineas
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from the
Govan
Govan ( ; Cumbric?: ''Gwovan'?''; Scots: ''Gouan''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Baile a' Ghobhainn'') is a district, parish, and former burgh now part of south-west City of Glasgow, Scotland. It is situated west of Glasgow city centre, on the south ba ...
based Scottish junior club Benurb. The
full back made his league debut in November, 1909 when they visited
St James' Park
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St James' Pa ...
to play
Newcastle United, the match which ended in 1–0 to the home side with the only goal scored by
Scott Duncan. Harris had been expected to join his local club
Third Lanark
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but opted to join the
North London
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The term ''nor ...
club.
The full back was said to have been able to play equally as well on either side of defence.
Spursodyssey
Retrieved 4 September 2009
Appearances for Tottenham Hotspur 1909-10
;First Team – 12 appearances in total. Football League Division One 7, Others 5
*11 October Croydon Common home won 7-1 London FA Challenge Cup Rd 2;
*1 November Woolwich Arsenal home won 3-0 London Professional Football Charity Fund;
*6 November Newcastle United away lost 0-1 Div 1;
*8 November Queens Park Rangers at Stamford Bridge drew 0-0 London FA Challenge Cup semi final;
*13 November Liverpool home won 1-0 Div 1;
*15 November Queens Park Rangers at Craven Cottage won 4-1 London FA Challenge Cup semi final replay;
*20 November Aston Villa away lost 2-3 Div 1;
*22 November Preston North End away lost 1-4 Div 1;
*27 November Sheffield United home won 2-1 Div 1;
*4 December Woolwich Arsenal away lost 0-1 Div 1;
*6 December Fulham at Stamford Bridge lost 1-4 London FA Challenge Cup Final ;
*11 December Bolton Wanderers home drew 1-1 Div 1
References
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1890 births
Footballers from Glasgow
Scottish men's footballers
English Football League players
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Year of death missing
Rutherglen Glencairn F.C. players
Benburb F.C. players
Men's association football fullbacks
Scottish Junior Football Association players