Bert Harry

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Bert Harry
Personal information
Full name Albert Ernest Harry
Date of birth 8 March 1897
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England
Date of death 1966 (aged 68–69)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kingstonian
1921–1934 Crystal Palace 410 (53)
1934– ? Dartford
– Shrewsbury Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Albert Ernest Harry (1897 – 1966) was an English footballer who played in The Football League for Crystal Palace. He also played for Kingstonian, Dartford and Shrewsbury Town.[2]

Harry was signed for Crystal Palace in 1921 by then manager Edmund Goodman, who had spotted Harry playing for Kingstonian in the Surrey Cup Final.[3] He made his Football League debut in March 1922 and went on to make 410 appearances for Crystal Palace between then and 1934, a club record which stood until surpassed by Terry Long in 1960.[3] Harry moved to Dartford in August 1934[4] and later to Shrewsbury Town. Harry subsequently retired from football and became a publican in , Staffordshire.[3]

Albert Harry died in 1966 aged 68 or 69.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "The lure of promotion. Crystal Palace". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  2. ^ Michael Joyce. The Football League player's records 1888 to 1939. ISBN 1899468676.
  3. ^ a b c d Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 74. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 326. ISBN 0907969542.

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