Full name James Swanson Harrower Years Team Died 1992 | Role Footballer Name Jimmy Harrower | |
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Date of birth (1924-06-19)19 June 1924 | ||
Date of death February 1992 (age 67) | ||
Jimmy Harrower (1924 – 1992) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left back in the Football League. He played for Scottish club Third Lanark and English club Accrington Stanley in seven-year spells, from 1947 to 1961.
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Football career
Harrower moved from his native Dunfermline to Third Lanark in July 1947. An ever-present in their 1949-50 campaign, he made 165 league appearances for the club. In December 1954 he joined Accrington Stanley, half way through their Third Division North second place campaign. Ever present in Stanley's third-place finish in 1955-56, he excelled in both the left-back role, and the centre-back position. In 1957–58 his club once again finished in second place in the league. In April 1960 he was appointed player-manager, overseeing the end of a relegation campaign before presiding over an 18th-place finish the following year. He eventually resigned his post in December 1961; despite Stanley's dire league form until that point of the season, his resignation was ultimately forced by the club's policy of only appointing player-managers, and the fact that he was no longer able to play effectively. The club would be managed by a director's committee for the remainder of the season, making Harrower the final manager to take charge of Stanley in the Football League.
Post-retirement
After leaving the game he became a publican, then a heating engineer.