Harry Ness

Harry Marshall Ness (8 June 1885 – 26 June 1957) was an English footballer who played for Barnsley and Sunderland. He was a Full Back.

Harry Ness
Personal information
Full name Harry Marshall Ness
Date of birth 8 June 1885[1][2]
Place of birth Scarborough, Yorkshire, England[3]
Date of death 26 June 1957 (age 72)
Place of death Scarborough, Yorkshire, England[4]
Playing position(s) Full Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Barnsley
1911–1920 Sunderland 101 (0)
1920–1921 Aberdeen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Harry Ness was part of the Barnsley side that contested the 1910 FA Cup Final.[5] They lost in a replay 2–0 to Newcastle United. He transferred to Sunderland in 1911.[6]

He was a FA Cup runner up again in 1913 FA Cup Final when Sunderland were beaten 1–0 by Aston Villa[5] but he did get a league winners' medal as Sunderland topped the table.[6]

In 1916, Ness enlisted with 42nd Battalion of the Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) and first went to Perth to train.[7]

In May 1920, he was transferred to Aberdeen.[8] He suffered an injury in a pre-season match but was reported to have made a complete recovery by October 1920, and played for their reserve team.[9] Some incident occurred, as in May 1921, he filed a claim against Aberdeen with the SFA for £132 (equivalent to £6,000 in 2019).[10] The next month, it was reported that Aberdeen came to a settlement with Ness.[11] In August of that year, it was reported that Aberdeen would transfer Ness.[12]

Post-career

He married Laura Hurd in 1924. He later worked as a publican in Scarborough, where he died in 1957.[13]

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References
  1. 1939 England and Wales Register
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  3. Harry Marshall Ness in Barnsley. Occupation: Footballer professional. 1911 England Census.
  4. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
  5. Mark Metcalf; David Wood (November 2010). Lifting the Cup: The Story of Battling Barnsley, 1910-12. Casemate Publishers. pp. 69–. ISBN 978-1-84563-136-9.
  6. "SAFC The Top 100". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 1 July 2008.
  7. "Football - Notes of To-Day's Matches". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. 4 March 1916. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. "Football". Hull Daily Mail. 24 May 1920. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  9. "Aberdeen's Team to Meet Hiberians". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 7 October 1920. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. "Forty-Two Clubs Exempted from Qualifying Cup Competition". Dundee Courier. 20 May 1921. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. "Football notes". Dundee Courier. 9 June 1921. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  12. "First League Players Who Are Still Unsigned". The Sunday Post. 7 August 1921. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  13. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1916-2005
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