Albert Harrison (footballer, born 1904)

Albert Harrison

Personal information
Date of birth	15 February 1904
Place of birth	Leigh, England
Date of death	unknown
Playing position	Centre half
Youth career
	West Leigh
	Wigan Road Villa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1922–1924	Wigan Borough	6	(0)
	Atherton Collieries
	Chorley
1927–1929	Nottingham Forest	77	(5)
1929–1931	Leicester City	32	(1)
	Dundalk
	Drumcondra
1933–1934	Wigan Athletic	9	(0)
	Lugano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Albert Harrison (born 15 February 1904; date of death unknown) was an English footballer who played as a centre half.

Harrison started his career at Wigan Borough, making six Football League appearances for the club. He then spent a few years in non-league football before joining Second Division side Nottingham Forest in 1927. He scored five goals in 77 games for Forest, and was selected in the England XI squad for the FA's tour to South Africa in 1929.^[1] His performances attracted the attention of First Division club Leicester City, who signed him later that year.^[2] He played for the "Professionals" in the 1929 FA Charity Shield.^[3]

References

1. "BRITISH "FA XI" TOURS". RSSSF. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
2. "Leicester City career stats for Albert Harrison". FoxesHistory. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
3. "Professionals v. Amateurs – selected teams for annual match". Derby Daily Telegraph. 26 September 1929. p. 10. Retrieved 21 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.