Val Harris
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valentine Harris | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1884 | ||
| Place of birth | Ringsend, Dublin, Republic of Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward / Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1898 | Pembroke | ||
| 1899 | Emeralds | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1900 | Isles of the Sea (Gaelic football) | ||
| 1901 | Dublin GAA (Gaelic football) | ||
| 1903–08 | Shelbourne | ||
| 1908–1914 | Everton | 190 | (1) |
| 1914–1927 | Shelbourne | ||
| National team | |||
| 1906–1914 | Ireland | 20 | (0) |
| 1904–1906 | Irish League XI | 4 | (0) |
| 1925–1926 | League of Ireland XI | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 193x–193x | Irish Free State | ||
| 193x–19xx | Shelbourne | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Valentine Harris (Irish: Vailintín Ó hEarchaí, born 23 June 1884, Ringsend, Dublin, Republic of Ireland), commonly referred to as Val Harris, was an Irish footballer who played Gaelic football for Dublin and soccer for, among others Shelbourne, Everton and Ireland. Harris was regarded as one of the finest soccer players of his generation and in 1906 became the first Shelbourne player capped by Ireland. He still remains the club's most capped player. In 1913 he captained the first Ireland team to beat England and in 1914 he was a member of the Ireland team that won the British Home Championship. Harris has been described as an extremely hard player in the mode of Kevin Moran or Paul McGrath and like his Shelbourne, Everton and Ireland team mate, Bill Lacey, he was also very versatile, covering just about every outfield position during his career.
Harris initially played soccer with junior clubs Pembroke and Emeralds and in 1898 helped Pembroke reach the final of the Leinster Junior Cup. He was also an accomplished Gaelic footballer during his teens and won honours at club level with Ringsend GAA team Isles of the Sea. In 1901 he also won an All- Ireland medal with Dublin. Harris is one of several prominent Dublin gaelic footballers who successfully switched codes to soccer. Others have included Jack Kirwan, Con Martin and Kevin Moran.
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