Neil Harris (footballer born 1894)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Harris | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1894 | ||
| Place of birth | Tollcross, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 3 December 1941 (aged 47) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1913 | Vale of Clyde | ||
| 1913–1920 | Partick Thistle | ||
| 1920–1925 | Newcastle United | 174 | (87) |
| 1925–1927 | Notts County | 49 | (23) |
| 1927–1929 | Oldham Athletic | 39 | (16) |
| 1929–1931 | Third Lanark | ||
| 1931–1932 | Burton Town | ||
| National team | |||
| 1924 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1931–1932 | Burton Town (player-manager) | ||
| 1932–1934 | Distillery | ||
| 1934–1939 | Swansea Town | ||
| 1939–1940 | Swindon Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neil Harris (30 October 1894 – 3 December 1941) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. In his later years he managed sides in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Born in the Tollcross area of Glasgow, Harris began his senior career began with Partick Thistle, whom he joined from Vale of Clyde F.C. in 1913. He spent seven seasons with Partick, "guesting" for Distillery and Fulham during World War I before joining Newcastle United for £3,300 in May 1920. He played 174 league games for the Magpies, scoring 87 times. While with the "Magpies" he was a regular scorer in their FA Cup campaigns and scored a total of 14 goals in 20 appearances in that competition. He helped them win the 1923-24 FA Cup, scoring the first goal in the final. That season he also earned his first (and only) cap for the Scottish national side, in a 1-1 draw with England at Wembley.
Harris joined Notts County for £3,000 in November 1925, then joined Oldham Athletic in 1927. He returned to Scotland with Third Lanark in 1929 before accepting the position of player-manager at Burton Town prior to the 1931-32 season.
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