Biography

Winger Albert Harris was born in Horden, a coal mining town on the East Durham coast and made his name by scoring 20 goals for Wearside League side Hetton United before he joined Hull City in May 1930. The 18 year old was introduced to the first team in late September 1930 but after five starts he was consigned to the Reserves and left the Tigers in May 1931.
When Harris left Hull City in the 1931 close season he returned to County Durham and for four seasons he served Blackhall Colliery FC in the Wearside League. In the 1934/35 season Harris scored 25 goals from the outside left position and attracted the attention of Newcastle United, at the time languishing in the Second Division. Harris started the 1935/36 season in the Magpies’ first team, he scored a goal on his September 1935 debut against Fulham and netted three more goals in four starts over the next two months. Despite this impressive start Albert failed to score again for the Magpies and made only seven more starts during the remainder of the season.
Harris moved to Division Two side Barnsley in May 1936 where he made 15 appearances and scored once for the Tykes. After just eight months at Oakwell Albert was again on the move, joining Division Three North side Darlington in January 1937. For the next two years Albert was a first team regular though he was used less frequently during the latter part of the 1938/39 season – he left Darlington in March 1939 having scored nine goals in 68 senior starts. In March 1939 he moved to Midland League side Scunthorpe and Lindsey United and impressive early performances helped the Iron win the Midland League title two months later, however his playing career came to a close when World War Two began.
Albert worked in Scunthorpe’s steel industry after football and remained living in the Scunthorpe area fior the rest of his life, dying there in 1995.
Details
Nationality: England
Date/Place of Birth: 16 September 1912, Horden
Hull City First Game: 27 September 1930, Lincoln City H (Division Three North), 18 years, 11 days old
Hull City Final Game: 25 October 1930, Rotherham United H (Division Three North), 18 years, 39 days old
Clubs
Hetton United (1929-1930), Hull City (1930-1931), Blackhall Colliery (1931-1935), Newcastle United (1935-1936), Barnsley (1936-1937), Darlington (1937-1939), Scunthorpe & Lindsey United (1939)
Hull City Record
Career: 5 apps, 0 goals
Albert HarrisSeason | LGE App | LGE Gls | FAC App | FAC Gls | FLC App | FLC Gls | EUR App | EUR Gls | OTH App | OTH Gls |
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1930/31 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |