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Fred Harris (rugby league)

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Fred Harris
Personal information
Full nameFrederick Harris
Born(1909-11-27)27 November 1909
Leigh, England
DiedJuly 1980(1980-07-00) (aged 70)
Bradford, England
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 (27 November 1909 – July 1980) 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,[4][5][6] and Leeds, as a wing or centre.[1]

Playing career

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International honours

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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

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

County Cup Final appearances

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "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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