Английская Википедия:George Harrison (footballer, born 1892)

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox football biography George Harrison (18 July 1892 – 12 February 1939) was an English international footballer who played as an outside left.

Early and personal life

Harrison was born in Church Gresley in Derbyshire.[1] He was also known as Jud Harrison.[2] He had two older siblings, and four younger siblings.[1] He had a son (also called George) born in June 1912, and married in May 1913.[1]

Club career

Harrison spent his early career with Gresley Rovers and Leicester Fosse.[1][3] He played for Everton between 1913 and 1923.[4] He won the First Division Championship with Everton in 1915.[3] He was loaned to Rangers in December 1914, subsequently joining the Scots Guards.[1] His football career was interrupted by World War One; Harrison joined the Army in February 1916 and served as a guardsman, being demobilised in October 1919.[1] During the war he fought in the Battle of Passchendaele and was gassed.[3] After leaving Everton in 1923 he played for Preston North End and Blackpool before retiring in 1932.[1]

International career

He earned two caps for England in 1921, playing against Belgium in a 2–0 victory and against Ireland in a 1–1 draw.[2][5]

Later life and death

He later became the licensee of a pub in Preston and also the licensee of the Rising Sun pub in Church Gresley.[1]

He died on 12 February 1939 aged 46, with his funeral being held in Church Gresley four days later.[1] He had been found by his son with throat wounds in the bathroom, and an inquest ruled the death as suicide,[1] as he suffered from depression.[3]

References

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