Don Harnby

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Don Harnby
Personal information
Full name Donald Reed Harnby[1]
Date of birth (1923-07-20)20 July 1923[1]
Place of birth Hurworth-on-Tees, County Durham, England[1]
Date of death 24 October 2009(2009-10-24) (aged 86)[2]
Place of death Stockton-on-Tees, England[2]
Height 5 ft 10+12 in (1.79 m)[3]
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Spennymoor United
1945–1947 Newcastle United 0 (0)
1947 York City 1 (0)
Spennymoor United
1949–1952 Grimsby Town 34 (0)
Total 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Donald Reed Harnby (20 July 1923 – 24 October 2009) was an English professional footballer who played as a full-back in the Football League for York City and Grimsby Town, in non-League football for Spennymoor United, and was on the books of Newcastle United without making a league appearance.[1] He played wartime football for Middlesbrough.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-85291-665-7.
  2. ^ a b "Don Harnby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  3. ^ a b Jarred, Martin; Windross, Dave (1997). Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997. Selby: Citizen Publications. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-9531005-0-7.