Henry Ferrier (20 May 1920 – 16 October 2002) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager who made over 240 appearances in the Football League for Portsmouth as a left back.[1] He later managed Gloucester City and Chelmsford City in non-League football.[3][2]
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(2002-10-16) (aged 82)[1] | ||
Place of death | Earls Colne, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Ratho Park Rangers | |||
0000–1937 | Ratho Amateurs | ||
1937–1946 | Barnsley | 0 | (0) |
1946–1954 | Portsmouth | 241 | (8) |
1954–1956 | Gloucester City | 69 | (5) |
Teams managed | |||
1954–1959 | Gloucester City | ||
1959–1963 | Chelmsford City | ||
1966–1969 | Chelmsford City | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
Portsmouth
Chelmsford City
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