Full name Albert Ernest Harry Years Team Playing position | Date of death 1966 (aged 68–69) Date of birth 8 March 1897 Name Bert Harry | |
Place of birth Kingston upon Thames, England | ||
Albert Ernest Harry (born 1897 in Kingston upon Thames, England) was a footballer who played in The Football League for Crystal Palace. He also played for Kingstonian, Dartford and Shrewsbury Town.
Harry was signed for Crystal Palace in 1921 by then manager Edmund Goodman who had spotted Harry playing for Kingstonian in the Surrey Cup Final. He made his Football League debut in March 1922 and went on to make 410 appearances for Crystal Palace between then and 1934, a club record which stood until surpassed by Terry Long in 1960. Harry moved to Dartford in August 1934 and later to Shrewsbury Town. Harry subsequently retired from football and became a publican in Oakmoor, Staffordshire.
Albert Harry died in 1966 aged 68 or 69.
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