Fred Harris
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Harris
Bornunknown
Diedunknown
Playing information
PositionWing, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1930–35 Leigh 140 46 1 140
≤1936–45 Leeds 199 71 214
Total 339 117 1 0 354
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1937–≥37 Lancashire ≥1
1934–35 English League XIII 2 2 2 0 10
1934–37 England 2 0 0 0 0
≤1936–≥36 Great Britain 0
Source: [1][2][3]

Frederick "Fred" Harris (birth unknown – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played at representative level for Great Britain (non-Test matches), England, English League XIII and Lancashire, and at club level for Leigh (Heritage № 345),[4][5][6] and Leeds, as a wing, or centre, i.e. number 2 or 5, or 3 or 4.[1]

Playing career

International honours

Fred Harris won caps for England while at Leigh in 1934 against Australia, and while at Leeds in 1937 against France,[2] was selected for Great Britain while at Leeds for the 1936 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand,[3] and played for English League XIII while at Leigh against France.

County honours

Fred Harris played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Lancashire's 7-5 victory over Australia in the 1937–38 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at Wilderspool Stadium, Warrington on Wednesday 29 September 1937, in front of a crowd of 16,250.[7]

County Cup Final appearances

Fred Harris played right-centre, i.e. number 3, in Leeds' 14-8 victory over Huddersfield in the 1937–38 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1937–38 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 30 October 1937.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "They Played For Leigh (Statistics) at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Heritage Numbers at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wilderspool hosts memorable win". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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