Stan Harris (Australian footballer)

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Stan Harris
Personal information
Full name Stanley William Harris
Date of birth (1909-03-01)1 March 1909
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death 20 March 1964(1964-03-20) (aged 55)
Place of death Doncaster East, Victoria
Original team(s) Fairfield
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1929 Richmond 04 (4)
1930 Footscray 08 (3)
Total 12 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Stanley William Harris (1 March 1909 – 20 March 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family[]

The son of Charles Ernest Harris (1873-1943),[2] and Florence Harris (1876-1954), née Harris,[3] Stanley William Harris was born at St Kilda, Victoria on 1 March 1909.

He married Jessie Emma Brogan (1914-1959) in 1939.[4]

His brother, John Dennis "Jiggy" Harris (1903-1993), was a VFL footballer with Collingwood and Hawthorn.

Football[]

Richmond (VFL)[]

He played in four First XVIII matches with Richmond in 1929, the first of which was against Footscray, at the Punt Road Oval, on 18 May 1929.

He also played in fourteen Second XVIII matches, including the 1929 Seconds Grand Final team, where (as forward pocket rover) he kicked 3 goals in Richmond's victory over Geelong, 12.8 (80) to 7.15 (57).[5][6]

Footscray (VFL)[]

He cleared from Richmond to Footscray on 2 May 1930,[7] and played in eight games with Footscray's First XVIII in that year.

Death[]

He died at Doncaster East, Victoria on 20 March 1964.[8]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.368.
  2. ^ Deaths: Harris, The Age, (Friday, 9 July 1943), p.5.
  3. ^ Deaths: Harris, The Age, (Thursday, 26 August 1954), p.11.
  4. ^ Deaths: Harris, The Age, (Friday, 6 February 1959), p.15.
  5. ^ Hogan (1996), pp.93, 310, 312.
  6. ^ League Second Eighteens: Richmond Win Premiership: Geelong Beaten by 23 Points, The Age, Friday, 27 September 1929), p.6.
  7. ^ Many Permits Granted: List of Permits, The Age, (Saturday, 3 May 1930), p.19.
  8. ^ Funeral Notices: Harris, The Age, (Monday, 23 March 1964), p.16.

References[]

  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftsman Stanley William Harris (11673), Department of Veterans' Affairs.

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