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Stanley William Harris (1 March 1909 – 20 March 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Stan Harris
Personal information
Full name	Stanley William Harris
Date of birth	(1909-03-01)1 March 1909
Place of birth	St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death	20 March 1964(1964-03-20) (aged 55)
Place of death	Doncaster East, Victoria
Original team(s)	Fairfield
Height	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1929	Richmond	04 (4)
1930	Footscray	08 (3)
Total		12 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Charles Ernest Harris (1873-1943),[2] and Florence Harris (1876-1954), née Harris,[3] Stanley William Harris was born at St Kilda, Victoria on 1 March 1909.

He married Jessie Emma Brogan (1914-1959) in 1939.[4]

His brother, John Dennis "Jiggy" Harris (1903-1993), was a VFL footballer with Collingwood and Hawthorn.

Football

Richmond (VFL)

He played in four First XVIII matches with Richmond in 1929, the first of which was against Footscray, at the Punt Road Oval, on 18 May 1929.

He also played in fourteen Second XVIII matches, including the 1929 Seconds Grand Final team, where (as forward pocket rover) he kicked 3 goals in Richmond's victory over Geelong, 12.8 (80) to 7.15 (57).[5][6]

Footscray (VFL)

He cleared from Richmond to Footscray on 2 May 1930,[7] and played in eight games with Footscray's First XVIII in that year.

Death

He died at Doncaster East, Victoria on 20 March 1964.[8]

Notes

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
• World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftsman Stanley William Harris (11673), Department of Veterans' Affairs.

External links

• Stan Harris's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Stan Harris at AustralianFootball.com

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