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George Harrison (footballer, born 1892)
George Harrison (18 July 1892 – 12 February 1939) was an English international footballer who played as an outside left. Early and personal lifeHarrison was born in Church Gresley in Derbyshire.[2] He was also known as Jud Harrison.[3] He had two older siblings, and four younger siblings.[2] He had a son (also called George) born in June 1912, and married in May 1913.[2] Club careerHarrison spent his early career with Gresley Rovers and Leicester Fosse.[2][4] He played for Everton between 1913 and 1923.[5] He won the First Division Championship with Everton in 1915.[4] He was loaned to Rangers in December 1914, subsequently joining the Scots Guards.[2] His football career was interrupted by World War One; Harrison joined the Army in February 1916 and served as a guardsman, being demobilised in October 1919.[2] During the war he fought in the Battle of Passchendaele and was gassed.[4] After leaving Everton in 1923 he played for Preston North End and Blackpool before retiring in 1932.[2] International careerHe earned two caps for England in 1921, playing against Belgium in a 2–0 victory and against Ireland in a 1–1 draw.[3][6] Later life and deathHe later became the licensee of a pub in Preston and also the licensee of the Rising Sun pub in Church Gresley.[2] He died on 12 February 1939 aged 46, with his funeral being held in Church Gresley four days later.[2] He had been found by his son with throat wounds in the bathroom, and an inquest ruled the death as suicide,[2] as he suffered from depression.[4] References
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