James George William Harrold (26 March 1892 – 7 October 1950) was an English amateur football centre half who made more than 200 appearances in the Football League for Leicester City.[1][4] He won two England Amateur caps.[5] He also played cricket and made 11 first-class appearances for Essex between 1923 and 1928.[2]

Jimmy Harrold
Personal information
Full name James George William Harrold[1]
Date of birth (1892-03-16)16 March 1892
Place of birth Poplar, England
Date of death 7 October 1950(1950-10-07) (aged 58)[2]
Place of death Epsom, Surrey[2]
Height 6 ft 3+12 in (1.92 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Custom House
1911 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
West Ham United 0 (0)
1913–1923 Leicester City 206 (7)
1923 Millwall 2 (1)
1925 Clapton Orient 0 (0)
International career
1913 England Amateurs 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life edit

In March 1917, during the First World War, Harrold enlisted as an air mechanic in the Royal Naval Air Service and was assigned to HMS Daedalus.[6] He later transferred to the RAF Reserve and was discharged in April 1920.[6]

Career statistics edit

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Leicester City 1912–13[7] Second Division 11 0 0 0 11 0
1913–14[7] 35 1 2 0 37 1
1914–15[7] 32 5 0 0 32 5
1919–20[7] 30 0 4 0 34 0
1920–21[7] 33 1 1 0 34 1
1921–22[7] 36 0 3 0 39 0
1922–23[7] 29 0 2 0 31 0
Total 206 7 12 0 218 7
Millwall 1923–24[8] Third Division South 2 1 0 0 2 1
Career total 208 8 12 0 220 8

References edit

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 129. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "James Harrold". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Football's advent. Leicester City". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  4. ^ "James Harrold". 11v11.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  5. ^ "England Matches – The Amateurs 1906–1939". www.englandfootballonline.com. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b "James Harrold – Service Record – Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "Leicester City career stats for Jimmy Harrold – FoxesHistory". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Millwall Season 23/24 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 29 May 2017.