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Neil Harris (footballer, born 1894)

Neil Harris (30 October 1894 – 3 December 1941) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward. In his later years he managed sides in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Playing career

Born in the Tollcross area of Glasgow, Harris began his senior career began with Partick Thistle, whom he joined from Vale of Clyde F.C. in 1913. He spent seven seasons with Partick, "guesting" for Distillery and Fulham during World War I before joining Newcastle United for £3,300 in May 1920. He played 174 league games for the Magpies, scoring 87 times. While with the "Magpies" he was a regular scorer in their FA Cup campaigns and scored a total of 14 goals in 20 appearances in that competition. He helped them win the 1923-24 FA Cup, scoring the first goal in the final. That season he also earned his first (and only) cap for the Scottish national side, in a 1-1 draw with England at Wembley.

Harris joined Notts County for £3,000 in November 1925, then joined Oldham Athletic in 1927. He returned to Scotland with Third Lanark in 1929 before accepting the position of player-manager at Burton Town prior to the 1931-32 season.

Neil Harris (footballer, born 1977)

Neil Harris (born 12 July 1977) is the Head Coach of Millwall Football Club. Harris is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker, and is Millwall's all-time record goalscorer, with 125 league goals and 138 in all competitions. He broke the previous record of 111 goals, held by Teddy Sheringham, on 13 January 2009, during a 3–2 away win at Crewe Alexandra. He made 432 appearances for the club. He also played for Cambridge City, Cardiff City, Nottingham Forest, Gillingham and Southend United. Harris retired from professional football in June 2013 and took up a coaching role at Millwall. Having briefly acted as Caretaker Manager on the dismissal of Steve Lomas in January 2014, Harris was given the same role following the dismissal of Ian Holloway in March 2015 and was confirmed as permanent Manager of Millwall on 29 April 2015.

Career

Early career and Millwall