Harry Ferrier
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Henry Ferrier[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1920 | ||
Place of birth | Ratho, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 16 October 2002[1] | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Earls Colne, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Ratho Park Rangers | |||
–1937 | Ratho Amateurs | ||
1937–1946 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
1946–1954 | Portsmouth | 241 | (8) |
1954–1956 | Gloucester City | 69 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
1954–1959 | Gloucester City | ||
1959–1963 | Chelmsford City | ||
1966–1969 | Chelmsford City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Henry Ferrier (20 May 1920 – 16 October 2002) was a Scottish professional football left back and manager who made over 240 appearances in the Football League for Portsmouth.[1] He later managed Gloucester City and Chelmsford City in non-league football.[3][2]
Personal life
Ferrier was a Heart of Midlothian supporter.[4] He was married with three children and served in the Royal Artillery during the Second World War.[4] After leaving football, he worked in the commercial department for Essex County Cricket Club and as a Crane driver.[4]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Portsmouth | 1946–47[5] | First Division | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | |
1947–48[5] | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
1948–49[5] | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 45 | 0 | |||
1949–50[5] | 42 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 48 | 1 | |||
1950–51[5] | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | |||
1951–52[5] | 32 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
1952–53[5] | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 1 | |||
1953–54[5] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 241 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 9 |
- ^ Appearance in Hampshire Senior Cup
Honours
As a player
Portsmouth
As a manager
Chelmsford City
- Southern League Premier Division (1): 1967–68[7]
- Southern League Cup (1): 1959–60[7]
- Eastern Floodlight Cup (1): 1966–67[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Harry Ferrier". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ a b Goodwin, Bob (16 August 2017). The Spurs Alphabet. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-9540434-2-1.
- ^ "Tiger Roar – Harry Ferrier". www.tigerroar.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). pp. 39–40. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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- ^ Portsmouth F.C. at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b c "Honours". www.chelmsfordcityfc.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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Categories:
- English Football League players
- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Scottish footballers
- 1920 births
- 2002 deaths
- Association football fullbacks
- Footballers from Edinburgh
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. players
- Gloucester City A.F.C. managers
- Chelmsford City F.C. managers
- Southern Football League players
- Southern Football League managers
- Watford F.C. wartime guest players
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish football defender, 1920s birth stubs
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. wartime guest players
- Royal Artillery soldiers
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Reading F.C. wartime guest players
- Portsmouth F.C. wartime guest players
- West Ham United F.C. wartime guest players
- Barnsley F.C. wartime guest players
- Millwall F.C. wartime guest players