Jimmy Harrower (footballer, born 1924)

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.

Jimmy Harrower
Personal information
Full name James Swanson Harrower
Date of birth (1924-06-19)19 June 1924
Place of birth Dunfermline, Scotland
Date of death February 1992 (age 67)
Position(s) Left Back
Youth career
Dunfermline Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1954 Third Lanark 165 (2)
1954–1961 Accrington Stanley 246 (2)
Total 411 (4)
Teams managed
1960–1961 Accrington Stanley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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, halfway 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.

Honours

with Accrington Stanley

References

  • Hugman, Barry (2005). The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-2005. Queen Anne Press.
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