Harry Worrall

Harold "Harry" Worrall (19 November 1918 – 1979) was an English footballer who played as a left back for Manchester United and Swindon Town in the late 1940s.

Career

Born in Northwich, Cheshire, Worrall began his football career as an inside forward with nearby Winsford United, before joining Manchester United as an 18-year-old in 1937, where he was converted into a full back. However, his first-team breakthrough was delayed by the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939. He was re-registered as a Manchester United player in April 1946, and made his debut for the club on 30 November 1946, playing at right back in a 3–2 away defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Worrall's next appearance for the club came nearly a year later, when he made the first of five consecutive appearances at home to Aston Villa on 25 October 1947.

Despite this run in the team, though, Worrall failed to oust John Aston as the club's first choice left back and he was sold to Swindon Town for £1,000 in June 1948. However, he was unable to break into the Swindon team either and retired from football in July 1949.

Worrall

Coordinates: 53°25′26″N 1°32′20″W / 53.424°N 1.539°W / 53.424; -1.539

Worrall is a small rural village in the civil parish of Bradfield within the boundary of the City of Sheffield. It stands in an elevated position at a height of approximately 230 metres and is 4 miles (6.5 km) north west of Sheffield City Centre. The village has an area of 233 hectares and a population of 1,306 in 2006. Although a distinct village, Worrall has tenuous borders with the Sheffield suburbs of Wadsley, Middlewood and Loxley to the south and east and with the adjoining village of Oughtibridge to the north; to the west is a rural area extending out towards the village of High Bradfield.

History

The origins of Worrall go back to Viking times as the names of Towngate Road and Lund Road indicate. Also it is sited away from existing Anglo-Saxon villages such as Wadsley and this was quite common for many Viking settlements. There is no evidence of Anglo-Saxon activity in Worrall. It had its roots in farming and was mentioned in records as part of a manor which also included the areas of Ughill and Wadsley. The manor was held by the Saxon chief Aldene and included 14 bovates of land and an open woodland, a mile square. The villages name derives from the Saxon word Hrivfull meaning “top” and this would certainly apply to Worrall’s lofty position above the Don and Loxley valleys.

Worrall (disambiguation)

Worrall is an English village in Sheffield; it can also refer to: