Jimmy Harris (footballer)

Infobox Football biography
playername = Jimmy Harris


fullname = James Harris
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1933|8|18
cityofbirth = Birkenhead
countryofbirth = England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Forward
youthyears = 1948–1951
youthclubs = Everton
years = 1951–1960
1960–1964
1964–1966
1966–1967
clubs = Everton
Birmingham City
Oldham Athletic
Tranmere Rovers
caps(goals) = 191 0(65)
093 0(37)
029 00(9)
000 00(0)
nationalyears = 1956
nationalteam = England U-23
nationalcaps(goals) = 001 00(1)

James "Jimmy" Harris (born August 18, 1933 in Birkenhead) is a former English professional footballer who played as a forward for Everton and Birmingham City in the First Division. The strengths of his game were his pace and a clear eye for goal.

Biography

Harris made his debut for Everton, replacing Dave Hickson, in 1955 and finished his debut season as the club's top scorer with 21 goals in all competitions.cite web
url=http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%201950-1959.htm | title=Gallery of Players Signed Between 1950 - 1959 | accessdate=2007-08-31] He was also capped for England U-23 that season, scoring in a 3–1 win against Scotland U-23 at Hillsborough in February 1956. [cite web
url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/eng-u23-intres-det.html | title=England - U-23 International Results- Details | author=Courtney, Barrie | publisher=RSSSF | date=2004-03-27 | accessdate=2007-08-31] When moved to outside-right on Hickson's return in 1957 he was able to use his pace and still kept scoring. The following season, 1957–58, he scored a hat-trick away at Tottenham Hotspur only for Everton to lose 10–4. [cite web
url=http://www.evertonfc.com/history/memorable-matches.html?mode=match&match=28 | title=Memorable Matches | publisher=Everton F.C. | accessdate=2007-08-31] In 1960, having scored 72 goals in 207 appearances in all competitions for Everton, Harris was sold to Birmingham City for a fee of £20,000.cite book
author=Matthews, Tony | title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record | year=1995 | publisher=Breedon Books | pages=p. 94 | isbn=1-85983-010-2]

He was the club's top scorer in each of his first two seasons at Birmingham City, and in four years scored 53 goals in 113 games in all competitions.He played in their Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 1960-61 campaign when they reached the final against A.S. Roma, and was largely responsible for them getting that far. In the semi-final against Inter Milan he scored three times, including the first goal of the 2–1 win at the San Siro, [cite web
url=http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec196061det.html | title=European Champions' Cup and Fairs' Cup 1960-61 - Details | author=Zea, Anthony | coauthors=Haisma, Marcel | publisher=RSSSF | date=2007-06-27 | accessdate=2007-08-31] the only time Inter had lost at home to an English club until Arsenal repeated the feat over forty years later. [cite news
url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2003550024,00.html | title=Harris beats Henry | author=Moore, Chris | publisher=The Sun | date=2003-11-27 | accessdate=2007-08-31] He also won his only major medal when he played on the winning side in the 1963 Football League Cup Final.

After leaving Birmingham he moved on to Oldham Athletic and home-town club Tranmere Rovers before retiring in 1967.

Honours

* with Everton
** Club's top scorer 1956.
* with Birmingham City
** Inter-Cities Fairs Cup runners-up 1961.
** Club's top scorer 1961, 1962.
** Football League Cup winner 1963.

Notes

References

*cite book
author=Matthews, Tony | title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record | year=1995 | publisher=Breedon Books | isbn=1-85983-010-2
*cite web
url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/ | title=Neil Brown's statistics site

External links

* [http://www.efchistory.co.uk/Player%20Gallery%201950-1959.htm Profile] at [http://www.efchistory.co.uk The History of Everton Football Club] .

Persondata
NAME = Harris, James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Harris, Jimmy
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1933-08-18
PLACE OF BIRTH = Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =