Season #2 | 1880-81 | Games #3 - #6
133 Seasons, 33 Managers, 980 Players, 5,654 Matches, Only One Aston Villa
Player #292
Appearances:
4
Starts:
4
Goals:
0
Seasons:
2
Source: 1922-23 Aston Villa Team Portrait from Football card issued by Chums boys' paper under the Football Teams series, 1922.
Source: 1922-23 Aston Villa Team Portrait from Football card issued by Chums boys' paper under the Football Teams series, 1922.
George Harkus
Position
Midfielder
From
1921-22
To
1922-23
IMAGE CREDIT
George Harkus
Seasons Quick-View
Seasons
Age*
22 | 23 |
Division
D1 | D1 |
Appearances
4 |
1 | 3 |
Starts
4 |
1 | 3 |
Substitute
0 |
0 | 0 |
Unused
0 |
0 | 0 |
Goals
0 |
0 | 0 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
FULL SEASON BREAKDOWN
George Cecil Harkus
Birth Date
Sunday, 25 September 1898
Birth Place
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Birth Country
England
Villa Youth
n/a
From
Transfer in
Scotswood FC
From
For
Free
On
May 1921
Previous Clubs
Nuns Moor |
Edinburgh Emmett |
Scotswood FC |
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
To
Southampton
For
£250
On
May 1923
Subsequent Clubs
1923-30 Southampton |
1930 Lyon Olympique Universitaire |
1931-32 New Milton Town FC |
1932 Southampton |
1932-33 Southport |
1933-34 Boston United |
Source: 1922-23 Aston Villa Team Portrait from Football card issued by Chums boys' paper under the Football Teams series, 1922.
Source: 1922-23 Aston Villa Team Portrait from Football card issued by Chums boys' paper under the Football Teams series, 1922.
Villa Career
Seasons Active, Fee, Starts (Sub) | Goals |
1922-23 Aston Villa, Free, 4 | 0 |
STARTS
SUBS
GOALS
Played Under
George Ramsay led Management Committee |
First Squad Appearance
Wednesday, 5 April 1922
Debut Appearance
Wednesday, 5 April 1922
Huddersfield Town (a), Division One
DEBUT
First Goal
Did not score
Final Appearance
Saturday, 20 January 1923
Nottingham Forest (a), Division One
FINAL
Final Squad Appearance
Saturday, 20 January 1923
Honours
Played for the Villa
Height
Foot
International Team
Not selected
Died
28 September 1950, Aged 52
George Harkus
Player #292 for Aston Villa, George Cecil Harkus, played as a midfielder for the club in a position then known as wing half.
George played for Villa in 1921-22 and 1922-23 making 4 appearances
George was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 25 September 1898 and he made his debut appearance for Villa on 5 April 1922 aged 23.
Villa had signed George from Scotswood FC in May 1921, joining as an amateur, before signing professional forms with the club in February 1922.
George made four Division One appearances for Villa before being sold to Southampton for £250 in May 1923.
Following his football career which included a short, and at that time unusual, spell in French football, Harkus joined the RAF and served in WW2 stationed in the Middle East.
In the birthday honours list for 1949, Harkus was awarded the MBE for “keeping up the morale in the forces”.
George’s final game had come on 20 January 1923 aged 24 having played under the George Ramsay led Management Committee.
George passed away in Southampton on 28th September 1950 aged just 52, only a year after his award.