George Harris (footballer, born 1940)

George Harris

Personal information
Date of birth	10 June 1940
Place of birth	Lambeth, London, England
Playing position	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
?–1961?	Woking	?	(?)
1961?–1962	Newport County	31	(8)
1962–1966	Watford[1]	163	(55)
1966–1969	Reading	136	(56)
1969–1971?	Cambridge United	?	(?)
1971?–?	Wokingham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

George Harris (born 10 June 1940^[2]) is an English-born footballer who played as a Winger in the Football League in the 1960s and early 1970s.

After starting with Woking he moved to Newport County and played 31 League games for them in the 1961–62 season, before moving to Watford. He played 163 League games for the Hornets and scored 55 goals.^[2]

In 1966 Harris moved to Reading, and he remained with the Berkshire club until 1969, gaining the player of the season award in 1966-67.^[3] In all he made 156 appearances for Reading, scoring 66 goals.

He left Reading to join Cambridge United and played for them in their first ever Football League season in 1970-71.^[2] On 15 August 1970 he appeared for Cambridge in their first ever Football League match against Lincoln City, and a fortnight later he scored his first Football League goal for Cambridge against Oldham Athletic.^[4] In total he made 35 Football League appearances for Cambridge, scoring on 11 occasions.^[2]

As of February 2009 Harris was living in Reading.^[5]

References

1. Jones, Trefor (1996). The Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
2. Football League Career Stats at Neil Brown
3. "Games, goals, players of the season". Reading Official Site. 2 May 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
4. Tony Williams and Roy Peskett (compilers) (1971). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72. Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-362-00094-8.
5. "Where are they now?". Watford Mailing List. WFC.net. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.