Jimmy Harrold

Jimmy Harrold
Personal information
Full name James George William Harrold[1]
Date of birth 26 March 1892
Place of birth Poplar, England
Date of death 1950 (aged 5758)[1]
Playing position Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Custom House
1911 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
West Ham United 0 (0)
1913–1923 Leicester City 206 (7)
1923 Millwall 2 (1)
1925 Clapton Orient 0 (0)
National team
1913 England Amateurs 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James George William "Jimmy" Harrold (26 March 1892 – 1950) was an English amateur football centre half who made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Leicester City.[1][2] He won two England Amateur caps.[3]

Personal life

In March 1917, during the First World War, Harrold enlisted as an air mechanic in the Royal Naval Air Service and was assigned to HMS Daedalus.[4] He later transferred to the RAF Reserve and was discharged in April 1920.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 129. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "James Harrold". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  3. "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "James Harrold - Service Record - Football and the First World War".


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