Albert Harris was an English amateur

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who served as both

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and

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Bradford City Bradford City Association Football Club is an English professional football club in Bradford, West Yorkshire. The club competes in , the third tier of English football, and is managed by Graham Alexander. The club was founded in 1903 and ...

. Harris was a keen sportsman, who was a free-scoring amateur

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once scoring 89 goals in one season, a

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, Halifax and president of Bradford Conservative Games League. In February 1949 he was elected honorary treasurer of the newly formed Bradford City A.F.C. Shareholders and Supporters Association and was later co-opted on to the

board. As a former footballer he helped assistant manager George Jowett during the 1949–50 season while manager David Steele was ill with heart trouble in

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. When Steele's contract was bought out in February 1952 three months before it was due to end, Harris was appointed interim manager while the board of directors chose a new manager. He handled team affairs for just three months taking them to 15th in

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. He handed over to

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and reverted to his director's duties. Harris resigned from the board in October 1956 but was coaxed out of retirement less than two years later to become vice-chairman. In October 1962 he succeeded Herbert Munro, who resigned through ill-health, as chairman of the club. He was replaced as chairman in November 1965, before resigning from the board the following day. Harris was also elected a life member of Bradford City.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Albert Year of birth missing Possibly living people English football managers Bradford City A.F.C. managers Bradford City A.F.C. directors and chairmen