Jack Harrow

Jack Harry Harrow (8 October 1888 – 19 July 1958) was an English footballer who spent his entire professional career at Chelsea. He played mainly as a left-back. He was good at tackling and he also had an accurate shot.[3]

For the Australian footballer, see Jack Harrow (Australian footballer).

Jack Harrow
Personal information
Full name Jack Harry Harrow[1]
Date of birth (1888-10-18)18 October 1888
Place of birth Mitcham, England
Date of death 19 July 1958(1958-07-19) (aged 69)[2]
Place of death Croydon, England[2]
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position(s) Full back, right half
Youth career
Mill Green Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1908–1911 Croydon Common 32 (4)
1911–1926 Chelsea 305 (5)
National team
1914 Football League XI 1 (0)
1922–1923 England 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harrow signed for Chelsea for a fee of £50 from Croydon Common in 1911 and remained until 1926.[3][2] He was club captain for much of that period, and led Chelsea to their first appearance in an FA Cup final in 1915, although they lost 3–0 on the day to Sheffield United in a match overshadowed by World War I.[3] He was the first Chelsea player to make over 300 appearances, and ended his career with 333 in all competitions.

He played twice for the England national team, winning caps against Northern Ireland and Sweden in 1922 and 1923 respectively.

He died in 1958.[2]

Personal life

Harrow served as an Air Mechanic 2nd Class in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[4]

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References
  1. Joyce, Michael (16 October 2012). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939 (3rd Revised ed.). Tony Brown. p. 129. ISBN 9781905891610.
  2. Futter, Alan. "Jack Harrow profile" (PDF). Croydon Common player database. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  3. Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
  4. "Jack Harry Harrow | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 8 December 2018.


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