| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Grieve Harrison | ||
| Date of birth | 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland [1] | ||
| Date of death | 1950 (aged 38–39) | ||
| Place of death | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| – | Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors | ||
| 1930–1934 | Airdrieonians | 65 | (17) |
| 1934–1937 | Hamilton Academical | 124 | (72) |
| 1937–1939 | Rangers | 14 | (5) |
| 1939–1941 | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 203 | (96) | |
| International career | |||
| 1935–1936 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Grieve Harrison (1911–1950), sometimes known as Bertie Harrison, [1] was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left for Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical and Rangers. [2] [3]
He played in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final for Accies, scoring his side's goal in a 2–1 defeat to Rangers, [4] and he was also selected for the Scottish Football League XI on two occasions (and a reserve for the full Scotland team during his spell in Hamilton. [5] His career was curtailed by World War II, in which he served in the Royal Air Force. [1] Health problems led to his withdrawal from the RAF and his retirement from sport (he had also been a keen golfer). [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Harrison, Bertie (1934), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ (Rangers player) Harrison, Robert G., FitbaStats
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^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ 75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers, Daily Record, 15 April 2010
- ^ "SFL player Robert G Harrison". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
 | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1910s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1911 births
- 1950 deaths
- Footballers from Greenock
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish Football League players
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish football forward, 1910s birth stubs
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Grieve Harrison | ||
| Date of birth | 1911 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland [1] | ||
| Date of death | 1950 (aged 38–39) | ||
| Place of death | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
| – | Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors | ||
| 1930–1934 | Airdrieonians | 65 | (17) |
| 1934–1937 | Hamilton Academical | 124 | (72) |
| 1937–1939 | Rangers | 14 | (5) |
| 1939–1941 | Hamilton Academical | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 203 | (96) | |
| International career | |||
| 1935–1936 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Robert Grieve Harrison (1911–1950), sometimes known as Bertie Harrison, [1] was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside left for Airdrieonians, Hamilton Academical and Rangers. [2] [3]
He played in the 1935 Scottish Cup Final for Accies, scoring his side's goal in a 2–1 defeat to Rangers, [4] and he was also selected for the Scottish Football League XI on two occasions (and a reserve for the full Scotland team during his spell in Hamilton. [5] His career was curtailed by World War II, in which he served in the Royal Air Force. [1] Health problems led to his withdrawal from the RAF and his retirement from sport (he had also been a keen golfer). [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Harrison, Bertie (1934), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ (Rangers player) Harrison, Robert G., FitbaStats
-
^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=( help) - ^ 75 years since Accies' Scottish Cup final against Rangers, Daily Record, 15 April 2010
- ^ "SFL player Robert G Harrison". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
|
| This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a forward born in the 1910s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1911 births
- 1950 deaths
- Footballers from Greenock
- Men's association football inside forwards
- Scottish Football League players
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish men's footballers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- Rangers F.C. players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Scottish football forward, 1910s birth stubs