Jimmy Harrower (footballer, born 1935), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jimmy Harrower (footballer, born 1935)

Scottish footballer (1935-2006)

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1935

Place of Birth: Alva, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Nov-2006

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Jimmy Harrower (footballer, born 1935)

  • James "Jimmy" Harrower (18 August 1935 – 28 November 2006) was a Scottish professional footballer.Born in Alva, Clackmannanshire, Harrower played junior football for Sauchie, Kilsyth Rangers and Bo'ness United before starting his senior career with Hibernian.
  • Liverpool manager Phil Taylor signed him for £11,000.
  • He made his Liverpool debut on 11 January 1958 in a 2nd Division match at Anfield, Fulham were the visitors as Liverpool took the points with a 2–1 victory.
  • The attacking midfielder scored his first goal on 28 March, as Liverpool beat Ipswich Town 3–1. Harrower was a player with a knack of pulling off amazing trickery with the ball, but like so many players with this ability he lacked the consistency required to play at the highest level; in fact he used to irritate the Anfield crowd who knew what he could do but never saw enough of it.
  • His best season at Liverpool was his first full season 1958–59: he missed just 5 matches and scored 6 goals.
  • Unfortunately for James, the manager who signed him, Taylor, left the club at the end of the campaign and his replacement Bill Shankly decided that change was needed.
  • James was vying for the inside-left position with Jimmy Melia, but midway through the campaign Shankly decided that Melia was the man for the job.
  • Melia kept the position the following season and the future looked bleak for Harrower in a red shirt; in the March 1961 he was on his way, moving to Newcastle United. He spent a year on Tyneside playing just 6 games, he then moved back to Scotland joining Falkirk.
  • He also played for St Johnstone, Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic.
  • Harrower also represented Scotland at Under-23 level.

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