Stanley Harris (footballer)
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Stanley Shute Harris was an English footballer who represented and captained the England national football team
. He also played first-class cricket
for various clubs, appearing in a total of 16 first-class matches.
Stanley Harris was the son of Charles Alexander Harris
. He was educated at Westminster School
and Pembroke College, Cambridge
.
Harris captained England in four of his six internationals. He made his debut in 1904 when the English defeated Scotland 1-0 and the following year wore the captain's armband for the first time in a 1-1 draw with Ireland. In 1905 he also played an international against Wales, not as captain, and scored one of England's three goals. His last three internationals came in 1906 and he captained his country in all of them, including a 5-0 demolition of Ireland at the Solitude Ground
where he scored a goal. He played club football at Cambridge University and with Old Westminsters
.
In his cricket career Harris scored 375 runs at 14.42, with two half centuries. He started of playing at Cambridge University
, from 1902 to 1904 and in the first of those years also played a first-class match for Gloucestershire
in the County Championship. In a 1904 University Match involving Cambridge, he switched sides and played with Surrey
. During the same season he also appeared in a match for London County and in 1919, after a 15 year absence from first-class cricket, Harris played three matches at Sussex
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
. He also played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for various clubs, appearing in a total of 16 first-class matches.
Stanley Harris was the son of Charles Alexander Harris
Charles Alexander Harris
Sir Charles Alexander Harris was a British colonial administrator, Governor of Newfoundland from 1917 to 1922.Harris graduated from Christ's College, Cambridge in 1878...
. He was educated at Westminster School
Westminster School
The Royal College of St. Peter in Westminster, almost always known as Westminster School, is one of Britain's leading independent schools, with the highest Oxford and Cambridge acceptance rate of any secondary school or college in Britain...
and Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
.
Harris captained England in four of his six internationals. He made his debut in 1904 when the English defeated Scotland 1-0 and the following year wore the captain's armband for the first time in a 1-1 draw with Ireland. In 1905 he also played an international against Wales, not as captain, and scored one of England's three goals. His last three internationals came in 1906 and he captained his country in all of them, including a 5-0 demolition of Ireland at the Solitude Ground
Solitude (football ground)
Solitude is a football stadium in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Cliftonville. The stadium holds 6,224, but is currently restricted to 2,180 under safety legislation. The stadium was built in 1890....
where he scored a goal. He played club football at Cambridge University and with Old Westminsters
Old Westminsters F.C.
Old Westminsters F.C. is an association football club composed of former pupils of Westminster School, London, England.-History:The club was founded in 1885 and in its early years was very successful winning the London Senior Cup in 1887 , 1888, 1890, 1892 and 1893.Westminster has an historic joint...
.
In his cricket career Harris scored 375 runs at 14.42, with two half centuries. He started of playing at Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
, from 1902 to 1904 and in the first of those years also played a first-class match for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in the County Championship. In a 1904 University Match involving Cambridge, he switched sides and played with Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
. During the same season he also appeared in a match for London County and in 1919, after a 15 year absence from first-class cricket, Harris played three matches at Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...